Species Ostorhinchus aterrimus (Günther, 1867)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Apogon aterrimus Günther, A. 1867. Additions to the knowledge of Australian reptiles and fishes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 20(8): 45-68 [58].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1865.5.13.15, Cape York, Queensland.

 

Generic Combinations

• Ostorhinchus aterrimus (Günther, 1867). —
  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]

 

Introduction

The species was previously listed as incertae sedis (Allen et al. 2006). Mabuchi et al. (2014) placed as a distinct species of Ostorhinchus. Figure of holotype shown here suggests a species close to O. nigrofasciatus.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Based on holotype, but probably widespread; tropical

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Inshore marine.

 

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.

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]

Whitley, G.P. 1958. Descriptions and records of fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1956–57: 28-51 figs 1-12 [fig. 6]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	APOGONIDAE	22-Dec-2014	ADDED	Dr Doug Hoese