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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) >
Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: Cercamia: Greek, kerkos = tail + Greek, amia = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335); mascarene: Named for the geographic area of its type locality, Mascarene which includes Rodrigues Island; noun in apposition..
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Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 30 m (Ref. 125402). Tropical
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Southwestern Indian Ocean: apparently endemic to Rodrigues Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125402)
Specimens were collected from caves in face of reef at openings, rubble at base, surge channels and coral reef with sand at base (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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).