Nectamia annularis (Rüppell, 1829)

Fraser, Thomas H., 2008, Cardinalfishes of the genus Nectamia (Apogonidae, Perciformes) from the Indo-Pacific region with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 1691 (1), pp. 1-52 : 8-12

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Nectamia annularis (Rüppell, 1829)
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Nectamia annularis (Rüppell, 1829) View in CoL

Figures 6E View FIGURE 6 , 7 View FIGURE 7 , 18 View FIGURE 18 and Tables 1 –3

Synonyms: Apogon erdmani Lachner, 1951 . Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Jidda.

Type material. Lectotype Apogon annularis SMF 1774 60.9 mm SL; Red Sea, El Tur, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez.; E. Rüppell, 1827 . Paralectotypes SMF 4679-81 View Materials (3, 37–51) ; same date as SMF 1774 View Materials . Holotype Apogon erdmani USNM 147518 59.5 mm SL; Saudi Arabia, Jeddah , Sams Pier, 2 July 1948, D.S. Erdman Coll; x-rayed . Paratypes USNM 112040 View Materials (7, 43–59); same data as holotype .

* = lectotype

Additional Material. Red Sea: Egypt: Gulf of Aqaba : USNM 212429 View Materials ; (24, 39–53) ; Bay at El Himera. BPBM 21513 View Materials ; (3, 34–45) ; color; El Himera ; 12m.; 25 Apr. 1977 . SMF 1076 View Materials ; (1, 73) ; 1872. SMF 4682 View Materials ; (1, 49) ; Al Ghardaqa , 27°14'N 33°50'E; 27 Jul 1957 GoogleMaps . USNM 212430 View Materials ; (16, 36–59) ; N. of Râs Burqa. USNM 212432 View Materials ; (5, 40–52) ; Marsa Muqabila. USNM 212438 View Materials ; (8, 42–50) ; One mi. N. of Râs Burqa. USNM 212441 View Materials ; (1, 40) ; Between Marset Mahashel Ala & Marset Abu Samra. USNM 212443 View Materials ; (3, 14–36) ; Bay between marsa Mokrakh and El Himera. Strait of Gûbâl : USNM 212428 View Materials (61, 45–59) ; Râs Muhammad. USNM 212439 View Materials ; (2, 31–50) . USNM 212442 View Materials ; (21, 25–52) . USNM 212444 View Materials ; (1, 26) . Gulf of Suez: USNM 212436 View Materials ; (9, 26–30) . USNM 212437 View Materials ; (30, 32–55) . USNM 212440 View Materials ; (3, 28–57) ; El-Tur, Sinai Peninsula. USNM 212446 View Materials ; (72, 24– 58) . Jordan: SMF 16161; (2, 32–32) ; Aqaba; 14 Nov 1979 . SMF 16162; (1, 30) ; Aqaba; 10 Nov 1979; 10 m. SMF 16163; (1, 51) ; Aqaba; 23 Nov 1979; 10 m. Saudi Arabia: ANSP 163226 View Materials ; (2, 52–53) ; Khor Obhour. RMNH 12892 View Materials ; (2, 61–66) ; Jeddah. BPBM 30386 View Materials ; (4, 14–18) ; 29km. S. of Yanbu. Sudan: BPBM 20373 View Materials ; (3, 34–45) ; Suakin Harbor. SMF 8352 View Materials ; (1, 20) ; Suakin , 19°07'N 37°20'E; Sep 1964 GoogleMaps . Eritrea: USNM 212431 View Materials ; (29, 27–55) ; North end of Isola Delemme, off Massawa. USNM 212433 View Materials ; (47, 24–53) ; Massawa. USNM 212434 View Materials ; (7, 17–29) ; Difnein I., South shore. USNM 212435 View Materials ; (2, 31–35) ; Melita Bay . USNM 212445 View Materials ; (1, 28) . Yemen: Red Sea: BPBM 35701 View Materials ; (4, 18–22) ; Jaz ’ir as Zubayr, 15°6.8' N., 42°35.9' E. Gulf of Aden GoogleMaps : USNM 212447 View Materials ; (20, 20–62) ; Gold Mohur Bay .

This species is not treated in detail except for comparisons with other species, additional specimens and new information under the Description. See Fraser et al. (1999) for additional information.

Diagnosis. A Nectamia without bars on body, circumpeduncular basicaudal mark in juveniles and adults, caudal fin with dark margins, subocular mark broad, triangular (Tab. 2); 13 pectoral-fin rays; total gill rakers usually 26–29 ( Tab. 1); body depth 41–50%, caudal-peduncle depth 15–20%, second anal-spine length 18– 22%, and pectoral-fin length 26–31% of standard length (Tab 3).

Additional Description. Second gill arch with well developed rakers, 4+18; scales ctenoid on cheek, subopercle, opercle, nape, isthmus, two large scales on base of pelvic fin, rudimentary axillary scale variable present cycloid to few ctenii, cycloid on base of pectoral fin and ctenoid behind pectoral fin, pored lateral-line scales complete, fourth scale with one pore above and one below main canal.

Preserved color pattern. Adults (Tab. 2): wide, triangular subocular cheek mark behind upper jaw; first dorsal fin dark membranes between spines 1–4; edges of caudal lobes dark; caudal peduncle with a complete dark wide bar, connected dorsally and ventrally, body uniform without pale bars; no dark saddle under the first or second dorsal fin; stomach and intestine black. Juveniles: similar to the adults.

Life colors. Kuiter and Kozawa (1999, p.34, A–C) provided three of underwater photographs of this species. Gon and Randall (2003, Pl.1A) published a photograph of a freshly collected specimen. An underwater photograph ( Fig. 6E View FIGURE 6 ) shows the yellowish mark on the lachrymal and anterior infraorbitals, pale body bars, dark edges of dorsal fins, cheek mark and caudal-peduncle marks.

Distribution. Known only from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 ).

Remarks. See species comparison under remarks for Nectamia zebrinus . Günther (1859) used the combination Apogon annularis var. roseipinnis . Klausewitz (1959) suggested that Apogon annularis is a subspecies of Apogon aureus . These subspecies concepts have not been supported by any subsequent work. Klausewitz (1959) and Smith (1961) concluded that Apogon erdmani is a synonym of Apogon annularis and Fraser et al. (1999) came to the same conclusion.

Two males in USNM 212429 View Materials exhibited buccal enlargement but no eggs were found in their mouths. This species has been collected at the same stations with Nectamia zebrinus ( BPBM 19741 View Materials , 30388 View Materials , USMN 212423 ) in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden ( USMN 212421 ). The largest of 400 specimens was 66 mm SL .

TABLE 3 . Proportions as a percent of standard length for species of Nectamia . The proportions for primary types are followed

by parentheses for other types and additional material. The hyphen is a missing (unavailable) measurement from a specimen.

* SMF 1774 View Materials , 59.7 View Materials mm SL lectotype .

RMNH 5584 View Materials , 71.2 View Materials mm SL, neotype .

MNHN 8682 View Materials , 52.0 mm SL, neotype .

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Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Perciformes

Family

Apogonidae

Genus

Nectamia

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