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Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Cercamia: Greek, kerkos = tail + Greek, amia = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335); spio: Name after Spio ( latinized from Greek 'speio'), a mythical sea nymph, daughter of Nereus and Doris, the Nereid of sea caves; a feminine noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Spio was a Nereid (sea nymph) in Greek mythology, the daughter of Nereus and Doris. Her name means ‘the dweller in caves’, and this species is usually seen in the vicinity of underwater caves. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 10 - 30 m (Ref. 125402). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea endemic (Saudi Arabia and Egypt).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 125402)
This species was observed at night, usually in the vicinity of a cave. A single individual at Dahab was observed solitary, although a large group of specimens was collected from the cave in Obhur, Jeddah suggesting that the species living in small groups in crevices (Ref. 125402).
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Fraser, T.H., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann, 2021. Review of the cardinalfishes of the genus Cercamia (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5039(3):363-394. (Ref. 125402)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=3.07 (2.89 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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