Species Pseudamia nigra Allen, 1992
Estuary Cardinalfish
- Pseudamia nigra Allen, G.R. 1992. A new species of cardinalfish (Apogonidae) from northern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(4): 697-701 [697, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.30300-001, King George River Gorge, about 500 m downstream from King George Falls, East Kimberley Dist., WA.
Paratype(s) NTM S.10006-028; NTM S.17018-059; NTM S.11242-003; NTM S.12870-001.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
King George River gorge (14º03'S, 127º19'E), WA to Heales Creek, Cape York (14º22'S, 141º54'E) QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), 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 [111]
- 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]
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, mangrove.
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
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [106] (Estuary Cardinalfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Estuary Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2012 | 12-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |