WoRMS taxon details
Neamia octospina Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
209404 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209404)
accepted
Species
Apogon sphenurus Klunzinger, 1884 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Apogonichthys coggeri Whitley, 1964 · unaccepted
Neamia sphenurus (Klunzinger, 1884) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Radcliffe, L. (1912). Descriptions of fifteen new fishes of the family Cheilodipteridae, from the Philippine Islands and contiguous waters. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 13.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 41 (no. 1868): 431-446, Pls. 34-38. [details]
Description Nocturnal species. Occurs in inshore waters near reefs (Ref. 7300) <111>. Size 3.75 cm <130>.
Description Nocturnal species. Occurs in inshore waters near reefs (Ref. 7300) <111>. Size 3.75 cm <130>. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Neamia octospina Smith & Radcliffe, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209404 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Radcliffe, L. (1912). Descriptions of fifteen new fishes of the family Cheilodipteridae, from the Philippine Islands and contiguous waters. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 13.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 41 (no. 1868): 431-446, Pls. 34-38. [details]
original description (of Apogonichthys coggeri Whitley, 1964) Whitley, G. P. (1964). Fishes from the Coral Sea and the Swain Reefs. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 26 (5): 145-195, Pls. 8-10. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Apogonichthys coggeri Whitley, 1964) Whitley, G. P. (1964). Fishes from the Coral Sea and the Swain Reefs. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 26 (5): 145-195, Pls. 8-10. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
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Unreviewed
Description Nocturnal species. Occurs in inshore waters near reefs (Ref. 7300) <111>. Size 3.75 cm <130>. [details]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neamia octospina)
To FishBase (from synonym Neamia sphenurus (Klunzinger, 1884))
To FishBase (from synonym Apogonichthys coggeri Whitley, 1964)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Neamia octospina, Jordan, by Khalaf, M.A.)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Neamia octospina RAD105480-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neamia octospina)
To FishBase (from synonym Neamia sphenurus (Klunzinger, 1884))
To FishBase (from synonym Apogonichthys coggeri Whitley, 1964)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Neamia octospina, Jordan, by Khalaf, M.A.)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Neamia octospina RAD105480-001)
To ITIS