Species Zoramia perlita (Fraser & Lachner, 1985)
Pearly Cardinalfish, Pearlspot Cardinalfish
- Apogon perlitus Fraser, T.H. & Lachner, E.A. 1985. A revision of the cardinalfish subgenera Pristiapogon and Zoramia (genus Apogon) of the Indo-Pacific region (Teleostei: Apogonidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 412: 1-47 [38, fig. 15] [the derivation perlitus is from the Latin meaning smeared or bedaubed, in reference to the large, dark, diffuse cluster of chromatophores on the caudal peduncle, rather than pearly as suggested by the Standard Name].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 15476, Kayangel Lagoon, Palau, Caroline Islands.
Paratype(s) AM I.17267-001; BMNH 1974.6.24.5-6; CAS 30740; RMNH 27056; SAIAB 3393; USNM 177850; BPBM 10545; BPBM 15477; CAS 30745; USNM 183748; USNM 210439; USNM 211850-51; USNM 213052.
Generic Combinations
- Zoramia perlita (Fraser & Lachner, 1985). —
Greenfield, D.W., Langston, R.C. & Randall, J.E. 2005. Two new cardinalfishes of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Zoramia (Apogonidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 56(33): 625-637 [627] (changed combination by elevating subgenus to genus)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Seringatapam Reef, WA (13º38´S, 122º01´E) and Cartier Reef, WA (12º32´S, 123º33´E); tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1996. New records of reef and shore fishes from northwestern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 109-112 [110] (as Apogon perlitus)
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [110] (as Apogon perlitus)
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. [110] (Pearly Cardinalfish)
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [418] (Pearlspot Cardinalfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pearly Cardinalfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2014 | APOGONIDAE | 18-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 06-Mar-2012 | 06-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Dec-2012 | 06-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |