Species Ostorhinchus dispar (Fraser & Randall, 1976)
Whitespot Cardinalfish
- Apogon dispar Fraser, T.H. & Randall, J.E. 1976. Two new Indo-West Pacific cardinalfishes of the genus Apogon. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88(47): 503-508 [504, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 9378, cave at base of southwestern end of Augulpelu Reef, Palau Island, Caroline Islands.
Paratype(s) ANSP 128364-128365, Turk Reef, Cocos (Keeling) Islands; BPBM; CAS 30648; USNM 212134-212135.
Generic Combinations
- Ostorhinchus dispar (Fraser & Randall, 1976). —
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [391]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
East-Indo-west-central Pacific, tropical
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [10] (as Apogon dispar)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef.
Extra Ecological Information
15-50 m.
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
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [391] (Whitespot Cardinalfish)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | APOGONIDAE | 15-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| APOGONIDAE | 17-Nov-2013 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |