Species Fowleria isostigma (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
Dotted Cardinalfish
- Apogonichthys isostigma Jordan, D.S. & Seale, A. 1906. The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the Archipelago, with a provisional checklist of the fishes of Oceania. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (U.S.) for 1905 25: 173-455 figs 1-111 pls 33-53 [251, fig. 45].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 51736, Upolu Island, Western Samoa.
Paratype(s) BPBM 5326; CAS(SU) 8687; USNM 51736.
Generic Combinations
- Fowleria isostigma (Jordan & Seale, 1906). —
Gon, O. & Randall, J.E. 2003. A review of the Cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) of the Red Sea. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 1: 1-47 [37] (changed combination cited, recognised species as valid)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Fowleria punctulata (Rüppell, 1838). —
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [152] (regarded isostigma as a synonym of pumctulata)
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [106]
Introduction
This species has been only shown recently to be a valid species. It was previously treated as a junior synonym of Fowleria aurita or Fowleria punctulata. The name Fowleria punctulata has been often used for this species in Australia (see Gon & Bogorodsky 2010).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Scott Reef. WA, Ashmore Reef (Timor Sea), Darwin, NT and Cape York to Capricorn Group, QLD; tropical; west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [10]
- 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 [109]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. (as Fowleria punctulata)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine, nocturnal.
Extra Ecological Information
1-15 m, from protected reefs
General References
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. (as Fowleria variegata, in part)
Gon, O. & Bogorodsky, S.V. 2010. The cardinalfish Fowleria isostigma in the Red Sea and the validity of F. punctulata (Perciformes: Apogonidae). Zootaxa 2677: 27–37 (Cocos (Keeling) Island)
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 [174] (as Apogonichthys isostigma)
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] (as Apogonichthys isostigma)
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. (as Fowleria punctulata)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [43] (966, as Apogonichthys isostigma)
Common Name References
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [200] (Dotted 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 |
| 30-Oct-2011 | ADDED |