Species Pseudamia amblyuropterus (Bleeker, 1856)
Whitejaw Cardinalfish, Pearl-jawed Cardinalfish, Pearljaw Cardinalfish
- Cheilodipterus amblyuropterus Bleeker, P. 1856. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Boeroe. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 11: 383-414 [395] [derivation is apparently from the Greek ambly = blunt + oura = tail + pteron = fin and is a noun in apposition transliterated as amblyuopterus; see also Bleeler. 1874].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 5612, Wahai, Ceram, Indonesia. - Cheilodipterus polystigma Bleeker, P. 1860. Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Singapore. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 20: 446-456 [454].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 5610, Singapore.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Pseudamia amblyuropterus (Bleeker, 1856). —
Randall, J.E., Lachner, E.A. & Fraser, T.H. 1985. A revision of the Indo-Pacific apogonid fish genus Pseudamia, with descriptions of three new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 6: 1-23 pl. 1 [5] - Amia amblyuropterus (Bleeker, 1856). —
Bleeker, P. 1874. Révision des espèces indo-archipélagiques du groupe des Apogonini. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Bataafsche Hollandsche Maatschappye der Wetenschappen te Haarlem 3 2(1): 1-82 [68] - Pseudamia polystigma (Bleeker, 1860). —
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pseudamia amblyuroptera (Bleeker, 1856) [common misspellig of species name]. —
Allen, G.R. 1993. Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of three new species. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 20(1): 9-20 [16]
Introduction
Records from Russell (1983) of Pseudamia polystigma from the Capricorn Group were based on misidentified specimens of P. gelatinosa.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Great Barrier Reef, based on Randall et al. 1997, precise location unknown and possibly more widely distributed along Great Barrier Reef; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, nocturnal.
General References
Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. 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
Randall, J.E., Lachner, E.A. & Fraser, T.H. 1985. A revision of the Indo-Pacific apogonid fish genus Pseudamia, with descriptions of three new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 6: 1-23 pl. 1 [5]
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [106] (Pearl-jawed Cardinalfish)
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [408] (Pearljaw Cardinalfish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [510] (Whitejaw Cardinalfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whitejaw Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | APOGONIDAE | 15-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 18-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Dec-2012 | 25-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |