Species Vincentia conspersa (Klunzinger, 1872)
Southern Cardinalfish, Orange Cardinalfish, Southern Gobbleguts
- Apogon conspersus Klunzinger, C.B. 1872. Zur Fische-fauna von Süd Australien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 38(1): 17-47 pl. 2 [18].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SMNS 1591 (a 89.5 mm specimen regarded as holotype by Gon, O. 1988. Redescription of the holotypes of Vincentia conspersa (Klunzinger, 1872) and Apogon punctatus Klunzinger, 1879 (Pisces, Apogonidae. Record of the South Australian Museum 14(1): 7–15, but it is not clear that he saw all material), Hobson's Bay, VIC; AM I.19303-001 (ex SMNS 1591), Hobson's Bay, VIC; SMNS 1711, Hobson's Bay, VIC; SMNS 1799, Hobson's Bay, VIC. - Apogon guntheri Castelnau, F.L. de 1872. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 1: 29-242 1 pl. [46].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM A.7139, Melbourne markets, VIC; MNHP A.4281, Melbourne markets, VIC; MNHP A.5557, Melbourne markets, VIC. - Vincentia waterhousii Castelnau, F.L. de 1872. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 2. Note on some South Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 1: 243-248 [245].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV A.14254 (formerly NMV 51865), Gulf St Vincent, SA. - Apogon lemprieri Johnston, R.M. 1883. General and critical observations on fishes of Tasmania with a classified catalogue of all known species. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882: 53-144 [142].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (figured in Whitley, G.P. 1929. R.M. Johnston's memoranda relating to the fishes of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1928: 44–68 pls 2–4 [pl. 3(4)]), Dunkley's Point, Sandy Bay, TAS. - Mionorus ramsayi Fowler, H.W. 1908. A collection of fishes from Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 59(3): 419-444 figs 1-10 [dated 1907] [431, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 33124, VIC.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [558]
- Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Apogonidae. pp. 562-571 figs 499-506 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [570]
Generic Combinations
- Vincentia conspersa (Klunzinger, 1872). —
Allen, G.R. 1987. New Australian Fishes. Part 2. Four new species of Apogonidae. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 3-8 [7] - Apogonichthys ramsayi (Fowler, 1908). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [174]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Apogon novaehollandiae Valenciennes, 1832. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [171] (misidentification, in part)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Wilsons Promontory, VIC (146º25´E) to Great Australian Bight, SA and south to Bruny Island (43º26'S) TAS; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, marine, nocturnal, rock reef.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Apogonidae. pp. 557-561 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [560]
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [136] (as Apogon conspersus)
Edgar, G.J., Last, P.R. & Wells, M.W. 1982. Coastal Fishes of Tasmania and Bass Strait. Hobart : Cat & Fiddle Press 175 pp. [72] (as Apogon conspersus)
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Apogonidae. pp. 562-571 figs 499-506 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [569]
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 [196]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [171] (as A. novaehollandiae, in part, p. 172 as Apogon lemprieri and A. conspersus and p. 174 as Apogonichthys ramsayi)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [144] (as V. novaehollandiae, in part)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [569] (Southern Cardinalfish)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [129] (Orange Cardinalfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [155] (Southern Gobbleguts)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Southern Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 23-Sep-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Dec-2012 | 23-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |