Species Pristiapogon unitaeniatus (Allen, 1995)
Singlestripe Cardinalfish, Single-striped Cardinalfish
- Apogon unitaeniatus Allen, G.R. 1995. A new species of cardinalfish (Apogon : Apogonidae) from northwestern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 17: 177-180 [177, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.20402-036, off north-east portion of the Bonaparte Archipelago, WA.
Paratype(s) AM I.20402-055; NTM S.13706-007; NTM S.13707-002; NTM S.13711-008; NTM S.13721-006; WAM P.30743-001; NTM S.13723-003; NTM S.17332-001; NTM S.13735-011; NTM S.13813-001.
Generic Combinations
- Ostorhinchus unitaeniatus (Allen, 1995). —
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [113] - Pristiapogon unitaeniatus (Allen, 1995). —
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 [201] (changed combination, but placement tentative)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North-east of Bonaparte Archipelago, WA (14º00´S, 124º45´E) to Darwin Harbour, NT (12º31´S, 130º56´E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [113]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [357] (as Apogon unitaeniatus)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, continental shelf, inshore, marine, soft bottom.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [108] (as Apogon unicolor)
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. [1097] (as Apogon unitaeniatus)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [108] (Single-striped Cardinalfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Singlestripe Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | APOGONIDAE | 14-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 23-Sep-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Dec-2012 | 12-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |