WoRMS taxon details
Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier, 1828)
209408 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209408)
accepted
Species
Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted
Siphamia orbicularis (Cuvier, 1828) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 155 [details]
page(s): 155 [details]
Description Restricted to coastal waters, forming small aggregations among mangroves, rocks, debris, or piers of shallow sheltered...
Description Restricted to coastal waters, forming small aggregations among mangroves, rocks, debris, or piers of shallow sheltered shorelines. Feeds at night (early evening and just before day break), primarily on planktonic crustaceans. Courtship and spawning occur fortnightly (shortly before new moons and full moons). Eggs are incubated by the male for about 8 days. Larval phase pelagic. Sexual maturity is attained at 7 cm by males and at 6 cm by females (Ref. 1602) <111>. Size 7.5 cm <130>. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209408 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40.
page(s): 155 [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]
page(s): 155 [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] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Restricted to coastal waters, forming small aggregations among mangroves, rocks, debris, or piers of shallow sheltered shorelines. Feeds at night (early evening and just before day break), primarily on planktonic crustaceans. Courtship and spawning occur fortnightly (shortly before new moons and full moons). Eggs are incubated by the male for about 8 days. Larval phase pelagic. Sexual maturity is attained at 7 cm by males and at 6 cm by females (Ref. 1602) <111>. Size 7.5 cm <130>. [details]
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaeramia orbicularis)
To FishBase (from synonym Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Sphaeramia orbicularis, Palau, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (54262 nucleotides; 42357 proteins)
To GenBank (54262 nucleotides; 42357 proteins) (from synonym Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphaeramia orbicularis RAD105345-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphaeramia orbicularis RAD105346-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaeramia orbicularis)
To FishBase (from synonym Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Sphaeramia orbicularis, Palau, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (54262 nucleotides; 42357 proteins)
To GenBank (54262 nucleotides; 42357 proteins) (from synonym Apogon orbicularis Cuvier, 1828)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphaeramia orbicularis RAD105345-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphaeramia orbicularis RAD105346-001)
To ITIS
