Nectamia D.S.Jordan 1917
Creators: name: Fraser, Thomas H.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Apogonidae
Nectamia

description: Key to the adult species of the Nectamia   
1. Oblique cheek mark expanded near eye; basicaudal spot, saddle or bar; body depth generally greater than 42% of standard length................................................................................................................................ 2  
 - Oblique cheek mark narrow throughout length; basicaudal spot central and diffuse in adults; body depth generally less than 42% of standard length. Indo-Central Pacific................................................................................................................................................................. Nectamia fusca (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824).   
2. Lobes of the caudal fin with dark bands near upper and lower edges......................................................... 3  
- Caudal fin dusky, no dark bands in lobes near upper and lower edges....................................................... 6  
3. Well developed light bars on side of body, may have narrow or broad dark areas between the light bars. 4  
 - No well developed light bars, occasionally a few faint light bars. Western Indian - Central Pacific...................................................................................................................... Nectamia savayensis (Günther, 1872)   
 4. Light bar present on the opercle flap, a few narrow light bars on body, dorsal saddles under the first and second dorsal fins. West Pacific................................................................................ Nectamia similis n.sp.   
- No bar on the opercle flap, no dorsal saddle under the first and second dorsal fins................................... 5  
 5. Pale bars with wide darker area on body, black caudal-peduncle saddle extends below lateral line but not a complete uniform band. Red Sea-Gulf of Aden.. Nectamia zebrinus (Fraser, Randall and Lachner, 1999).   
 - Caudal-peduncle mark above lateral-line; pale bars with narrow dark bars on body. Indian-Central Pacific.................................................................................................................................. Nectamia luxuria n.sp.   
6. Dark caudal-peduncle band extend below lateral-line scales; dorsal saddles present or faint................... 7  
 - No pale bars; no dorsal saddles; broad cheek mark. Red Sea............ Nectamia annularis (Rüppell, 1829).   
7. Two dorsal saddles, no pale bars on body................................................................................................... 8  
 - Dorsal saddle present under second dorsal fin; a few faint pale bars sometimes present. West Pacific............................................................................................................................................. Nectamia viria n.sp.   
 8. Total gill rakers and rudiments usually 26–29. West Pacific.......... Nectamia bandanensis (Bleeker, 1854).   
 - Total gill rakers and rudiments usually 24–27. South China Sea............................ Nectamia ignitops n.sp.
description: Published as part of Fraser, Thomas H., 2008, Cardinalfishes of the genus Nectamia (Apogonidae, Perciformes) from the Indo-Pacific region with descriptions of four new species, pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 1691 (1) on pages 7-8, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1691.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5107023