Proposal of standard Japanese names for apogonid subfamilies, tribes and genera based on the new systematics proposed by Mabuchi and others in 2014

Abstract

A recent revision of the systematics of the family Apogonidae recognized four (two being new), 14 tribes (all new) and 38 genera, one of which was new. Apogon or Rhabdamia, Apogonichthyoides, Nectamia sensu stricto Zoramia. All apogonid subfamilies, tribes and genera occurring in Japanese waters are given fixed standard Japanese names. Based on the rules operationally proposed twenty-five new standard Japanese names were given to three subfamilies, 13 tribes Japanese name (at generic level for , subfamily and tribe level taxa, and a specific level for genera) being designated Additionally, a new standard Japanese Senou-hikari-ishimochi, was proposed for a Japanese species, Siphamia senoui,