Species Apogon seminigracaudus Greenfield, 2007
Darktail Cardinalfish
- Apogon seminigracaudus Greenfield, D.W. 2007. Apogon seminigracaudus, a new cardinalfish species previously misidentified as Apogon fuscus (Teleostei: Apogonidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 58(17): 361-366 [362, figs. 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype CAS 224639, North shore of Vanua Levu, Fiji [16°30.717'S, 178°38.730'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.44090-001; BMNH 2007.4.4.1; BPBM 40508; CAS 224640-224641; FMNH 117287; NSMT -P.76275; SAIAB 79500; USNM 389555.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Apogon fuscus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 [misidentification]. —
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [732]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Moreton Bay, QLD, frequently misidentified as Apogon fuscus and probably more widespread in Australia; tropical, west-central Pacific (Japan to Tonga)
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [317]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
1-30 m, usually above 15 m.
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 [197]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [369] (Darktail Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 18-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 15-Apr-2012 | 15-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Feb-2012 | ADDED |