Species Apogon unicolor Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883
Big Red Cardinalfish
- Apogon unicolor Steindachner, F. & Döderlein, L. 1883. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Fische Japan's (II). Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Wien 48: 1-40 figs 1-7 [2] [first appeared in synonymy of Apogon bifasciatus Rüppell 1838, validated by Jordan, D.S. & Snyder, J.O. 1901. List of fishes collected in 1883 and 1885 by Pierre Louis Jouy and preserved in the United States National Museum, with descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 23(1235): 739-769 [749]].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 49808, Yokohama, Japan.
Generic Combinations
- Ostorhinchus unicolor (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883). —
Allen, G.R. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (2013; changed combination)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Yirrkalla, NT and Raine Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (11°36'S, 144°01'E) QLD; Tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [108] (as Apogon unicolor)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [104] (as Apogon unicolor)
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Apogonidae. pp. 1081-1112 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1097]
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [108] (as Apogon unicolor)
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] (placed in genus Apogon as Apogon unicolor Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [104] (Big Red Cardinalfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Big Red Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | APOGONIDAE | 20-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 09-Jan-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Dec-2012 | 25-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |