Genus Ostorhinchus Lacépède, 1802
- Ostorhinchus Lacépède, B.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 4 728 pp. 16 pls. [23].
Type species:
Ostorhinchus fleurieu Lacépède, 1802 by monotypy.
Introduction
Many of the species were previously placed in the genus Apogon, but recent studies have recognised the genus as belonging to its own tribe (Mabuchi et al. 2014).
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
APOGONIDAE: Apogon coccineus Rüppell, 1838 [restricted to western Indian Ocean] — Randall, J.E. 1998. Review of the cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 3(1): 25-38 [32]
APOGONIDAE: Apogon fragilis (Smith, 1961) [restricted to western Indian Ocean and moved to genus Zoramia] — Greenfield, D.W., Langston, R.C. & Randall, J.E. 2005. Two new cardinalfishes of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Zoramia (Apogonidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 56(33): 625-637 [627]
APOGONIDAE: Apogon notatus (Houttuyn, 1782) [restricted to north-west Pacific from Japan to Taiwan] — 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. [1082]
APOGONIDAE: Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciennes, 1832) [original combination of Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes, 1832] — Fraser, T.H., Randall, J.E. & Allen, G.R. 2002. Clarification of the cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) previously confused with Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes, with a description of a related new species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 50(1): 175-184
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
General References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications.
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] (93 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 | ||
| 13-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED |