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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen, 1966. Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. | 1966 | Nectamia similis | 656-657 |
| 74933 | Fraser, T.H., 2008. Cardinalfishes of the genus Nectamia (Apogonidae, Perciformes) from the Indo-Pacific region with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1691:1-52. | 2008 | Nectamia similis | 37;fig.3C,6A,14-15,18; |
| 90102 | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. | 2012 | Nectamia similis | 386 |
| 118793 | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2013. Coral reef fishes of Timor-Leste. p. 33-82. In G.R. Allen and M.V. Erdmann (eds). A rapid biological assessment of Timor-Leste. Conservation International. | 2013 | Nectamia similis | 63;AnnexI |
| 96888 | Mabuchi, K., T.H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida, 2014. Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846(2):151-203. | 2014 | Nectamia similis | 202 |