Species Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre, 1939)
Philippine Cardinalfish
- Henicichthys philippinus Herre, A.W.C.T. 1939. A new Henicichthys from the Philippines. Copeia 1939(4): 199-200 [200].
Type data:
Holotype CAS(SU) 34379, tidepool at Nasugbu, Batangas Prov., Luzon Island, Philippines.
Paratype(s) CAS 34380-81; USNM 15164.
Generic Combinations
- Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre, 1939). —
Lachner, E.A. 1953. Family Apogonidae : cardinal fishes. pp. 412-498 figs 69-84 pls 33-43 in Schultz, L.P., Herald, E.S., Lachner, E.A., Welander, A.D. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 1. Families Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(1): 1-685, figs 1-90, pls 1-74 [490]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Montgomery Reef (15º56'S, 124º12'E), WA; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
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 [199]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Philippine Cardinalfish)
Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary (2004) (Philippine 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 | 12-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |