TAENIAMIA LEAI - (WAITE, 1916)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Gobiiformes (Order) > Apogonoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Taeniamia (Genus)
Lea's cardinalfish,
Synonyme
Archamia leai (Waite, 1916)
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Description
Lea's cardinalfish,
Synonyme
Archamia leai (Waite, 1916)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12-14; Pectoral fin rays: 14-15 (rarely: 16). Gill rakers: 5-7 + 16-19 (total: 22-26). Lateral line scales: 25 + 2-3. Median predorsal scales: 4 (rarely: 3). Body depth: 2.5-2.8 in SL; Body width: 2.05-2.8 in body depth; Eye diameter: 2.3-2.8 in head length; First dorsal spine: 3.6 or more in length of second spine; Second dorsal spine: 2.9-4.4, and third dorsal spine: 2.1-2.5 in head length; Spine of second dorsal fin: 2.25-2.8, and second anal spine: 2.4-3.2 in head length; Pelvic-fin length: 4.4-5.0 in SL; Caudal-peduncle depth: 1.6-2.0 in its length, and caudal-peduncle length: 4.2-4.6 in SL; Distance from insertion of pelvic spine to anal-fin origin: 4.1-5.3 in SL. Posterior preopercular edge completely serrate or nearly so; Ventral preopercular edge completely serrate; Exposed post temporal edge smooth. Scaly sheath along anal-fin base poorly developed or absent. Max. length: 9.0 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 15 m.
Color
Pale brown to yellow posteriorly, dusky dorsally. Broad dusky to black band from below second dorsal to vent. A double short bar above pectoral fin base and a dark stripe on snout through eye with bluish white margins. Fins pale pink to reddish.
Etymology
Taeniamia: from Latin, taenia = ribbon, band + from Greek, amia, -as = a kind of bonito. Name given by Aristotle to a fish (later name applied to Apogon by Gronow (1763), now a commonly used suffix in the family). Referring to the vertical wide bars and near vertical to curved narrow bars as lines on most of the species in this genus.
Etymology
Taeniamia: from Latin, taenia = ribbon, band + from Greek, amia, -as = a kind of bonito. Name given by Aristotle to a fish (later name applied to Apogon by Gronow (1763), now a commonly used suffix in the family). Referring to the vertical wide bars and near vertical to curved narrow bars as lines on most of the species in this genus.
leai: in honor of Australian entomologist Arthur Mills Lea (1868-1932), who collected type.
Original description: Archamia leai Waite, 1916 - Type locality: Norfolk Island.
Distribution
Southwestern Pacific: southern Queensland and northern New South Wales (Australia), east to New Caledonia and Norfolk Island.
Biology
Nocturnal species; Occurs inshore in shallow coastal and lagoon reefs, in groups among corals.
Distribution
Southwestern Pacific: southern Queensland and northern New South Wales (Australia), east to New Caledonia and Norfolk Island.
Biology
Nocturnal species; Occurs inshore in shallow coastal and lagoon reefs, in groups among corals.
Last update: 9, August 2022