Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien
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ALLEN, ERDMANN, MAHARDINI 2015
Very special thanks for the first two photos of Cercamia melanogaster to Dr. Mark Erdmann and Dr. Gerry R. Erdmann.
This species was found in West Papua and Raja Ampat and described in 2015.
"The new species is currently known only from two locations in the Bird’s Head
region of West Papua Province, Indonesia. The habitat of the type locality at Sebakor Bay, Fak Fak Peninsula
consisted of a dark crevice on a near-vertical wall at a depth of about 15 m. Paratypes at Kawe Island in the Raja
Ampat Islands were collected from a metre-high coral formation (in 42 m depth) as they began to emerge at dusk
from crevices. Like most apogonids, this species appears to shelter in reef crevices and caves during the day and
is active at night. The general habitat at both locations consisted of large, sheltered bays exposed to freshwater influx and significant siltation."
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Cercamia (Genus) > Cercamia melanogaster (Species)
Very special thanks for the first two photos of Cercamia melanogaster to Dr. Mark Erdmann and Dr. Gerry R. Erdmann.
This species was found in West Papua and Raja Ampat and described in 2015.
"The new species is currently known only from two locations in the Bird’s Head
region of West Papua Province, Indonesia. The habitat of the type locality at Sebakor Bay, Fak Fak Peninsula
consisted of a dark crevice on a near-vertical wall at a depth of about 15 m. Paratypes at Kawe Island in the Raja
Ampat Islands were collected from a metre-high coral formation (in 42 m depth) as they began to emerge at dusk
from crevices. Like most apogonids, this species appears to shelter in reef crevices and caves during the day and
is active at night. The general habitat at both locations consisted of large, sheltered bays exposed to freshwater influx and significant siltation."
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Cercamia (Genus) > Cercamia melanogaster (Species)
