Species Ostorhinchus rubrimacula (Randall & Kulbicki, 1998)
Redspot Cardinalfish
- Apogon rubrimacula Randall, J.E. & Kulbicki, M. 1998. Two new cardinalfishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) of the Apogon cyanosoma complex from the western Pacific, with notes on the status of A. wassinki Bleeker. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 1-2: 31-39 [33, figs 4-6] [the name is derived from the Latin macula = spot and is a noun].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 37833, 7 miles west of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Paratype(s) AM I.38484-001; USNM 324833; BPBM 32505; BPBM 34299; BPBM 37830; BPBM 37834; BPBM 37836; CAS 98064; MNHP 1997-4174; NSMT P 54270; USNM 347130.
Generic Combinations
- Ostorhinchus rubrimacula (Randall & Kulbicki, 1998). —
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. [208]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Great Barrier Reef; tropical, west Pacific (New Guinea to New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, 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. [1094] (as Apogon rubrimacula)
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 [200]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Redspot 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 |