Genus Foa Jordan & Evermann, 1905
- Foa Jordan, D.S. & Evermann, B.W. in Jordan, D.S. & Seale, A. 1905. List of fishes collected by Dr. Bashford Dean on the island of Negros, Philippines. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1407): 769-803 figs 1-20 [779].
Type species:
Fowleria brachygrammus Jenkins, 1903 by subsequent designation, see Jordan, D.S. & Evermann, B.W. 1905. The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. I. The shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands, with a general account of the fish fauna. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 23(1): 1-574 figs 1-229 pls 1-65 col. pls 1-73 [210].
Introduction
The genus is currently under study and is poorly known from Australia. Species have been confused under the generic names Fowleria and Apogonichthys. Currently 9 species are recognised (Fraser 2014; Mabuchi et al. 2014). Four species have been recognised from Australia. Apogon albomaculosus, previously placed here has been placed in a separate genus Ozichthhys.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
APOGONIDAE: Foa brachygrammus (Jenkins, 1903) [species name is noun in apposition, often mispelled brachygramma] — Fraser, T.H. & Randall, J.E. 2011. Two new species of Foa (Apogonidae) from the Pacific Plate, with redescriptions of Foa brachygramma and Foa fo. Zootaxa 2988: 1–27 [5] (considered to be endemic to Hawaiian Islands)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west-central Pacific.
IBRA
NSW: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
General References
Fraser, T.H. 2014. Foa yamba, a new species of cardinalfish (Percomorpha: Apogonidae: Apogonichthyini) from the tidal region of the Clarence River, Australia and redescriptions of the West Pacific Foa longimana and Foa hyalina. Zootaxa 3878(2): 167–178
Fraser, T.H. 2014. A new genus of cardinalfish from tropical Australia and southern New Guinea (Percomorpha: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 3852(2): 283–293
Fraser, T.H. & Randall, J.E. 2011. Two new species of Foa (Apogonidae) from the Pacific Plate, with redescriptions of Foa brachygramma and Foa fo. Zootaxa 2988: 1–27
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 (8 species included in genus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2021 | APOGONIDAE | 13-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Feb-2015 | APOGONIDAE | 13-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 13-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Dec-2012 | 13-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |