Two New Cardinalfishes of the Indo-Pacific Fish Genus Zoramia (Apogonidae)

摘要

Two new species of Zoramia (formerly a subgenus of Apogon) are described. Zoramia flebila, described from Fiji, has blue spots on the sides, blue teardrop-shaped marks under the eyes, and two narrow yellow lines on the midside. It also has a small spot surrounded by diffuse melanophores on the caudal peduncle, and lacks an opercu-lar spot and dark vertical lines above the anal-fin rays. It has scattered melanophores on the breast, pelvic fins, and the entire second dorsal fin, and a line of dark pigment along the anal-fin base. There are 27-30 gill rakers, usually 28 or 29. Zoramia fragilis, previously thought to range from the Indian Ocean into the Pacific, was shown to consist of two species; Z. fragilis restricted to Mozambique, Madagascar, and the Seychelles, and those in the Pacific Ocean a separate species here described as Z. viridiventer. These two species are separated by the number of gill rakers and dorsal and anal-fin spine length.