Species Paxton concilians Baldwin & Johnson, 1999
Paxton's Cardinalfish
- Paxton concilians Baldwin, C.C. & Johnson, G.D. 1999. Paxton concilians: a new genus and species of pseudamine apogonid (Teleostei: Percoidei) from northwestern Australia: The sister group of the enigmatic Gymnapogon. Copeia 1999(4): 1050-1071 [1051, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.1067-1, north-east of the Monte Bello Islands, WA [20°07.2´S, 115°51.7´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.22672-001; CSIRO H.2254-1; WAM P.27219-035.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Hummock Island, Abrolhos Group (28º48´S), to north-east of the Monte Bello Islands (19º55´S), WA; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
46–80 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 [203]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Paxton's Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | APOGONIDAE | 11-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Dec-2012 | 12-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |