Species Taeniamia melasma (Lachner & Taylor, 1960)
Blackspot Cardinalfish
- Archamia melasma Lachner, E.A. & Taylor, W.R. 1960. A new cardinal fish of the genus Archamia from northern Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 73: 29-34 fig. 1 [29, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.4473, Yirrkala, NT.
Paratype(s) AM IA.1499; USNM 173794.
Generic Combinations
- Taeniamia melasma (Lachner & Taylor, 1960). —
Fraser, T.H. 2013. A new genus of cardinalfish (Apogonidae: Percomorpha), redescription of Archamia and resemblances and relationships with Kurtus (Kurtidae: Percomorpha). Zootaxa 3714(1): 1–63 [2, 19]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Archamia biguttata Lachner, 1951 [misidentification, in part]. —
Gon, O. & Randall, J.E. 2003. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Archamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae), with description of a new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 35: 1-49 (regarded Archamia melasma as a junior synonym)
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. [1098]
Introduction
In Australia this species has been frequently referred to as Archamia biguttata following Gon & Randall (2003), who regarded the two species as identical. Archamia biguttata, now placed in Taeniamia appears not to occur in Australia (Allen 2009; Fraser 2013).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Dampier Archipelago, WA (20º33´S) to North Barnard Island, QLD (17º40´S), Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands; tropical, southern New Guinea.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398 [365] (as Archamia melasma)
- 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 [108] (as Archamia biguttata)
- 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 Archamia melasma)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, coral reef, inshore, marine, nocturnal.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [106] (and p 104 as Archamia melasma)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [68] (as Archamia melasma)
Fraser, T.H. 2013. A new genus of cardinalfish (Apogonidae: Percomorpha), redescription of Archamia and resemblances and relationships with Kurtus (Kurtidae: Percomorpha). Zootaxa 3714(1): 1–63
Gon, O. & Randall, J.E. 2003. Revision of the Indo-Pacific cardinalfish genus Archamia (Perciformes: Apogonidae), with description of a new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 35: 1-49 [13] (as Archamia biguttata)
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 [198]
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [148] (as Archamia melasma)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [148] (as Archamia biguttata)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [43] (978, as Archamia melasma)
Common Name References
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [148] (Blackspot Cardinalfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blackspot Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 07-Jan-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Dec-2012 | 12-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |