| Citation | 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 Fraser, T.H., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann, 2021 |
| Page | 383;fig.4B,14–17;tab.2-3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Cercamia spio |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Al Wajh Bank, SMF 35891. |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea endemic (Saudi Arabia and Egypt); 10-30 m. |
| Quote | Has been observed at night, usually in the vicinity of a cave, at depths of about 10–30 m. 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. |