Philippine Cardinalfish, Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre 1939)

Other Names: Red-nose Cardinalfish

Summary:

A transparent cardinalfish with a reddish head, dark eyes, a black spot on the head, lower part of the abdomen silvery-white, and pale fins.

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Bray, D.J. 2019, Gymnapogon philippinus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4226

Philippine Cardinalfish, Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre 1939)

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Distribution	Montgomery Reef, Western Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Western Pacific, from Indonesia and the Philippines, north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and south to New Caledonia.
Features	Dorsal fin VI-I,9; Anal fin II, 8; Pectoral fin 14. Body elongate, naked; preopercular spine and flap present; lower jaw with small canine teeth. Pectoral fin elongate, extending beyond anal-fin origin; caudal fin deeply forked.
Etymology	The specific name refers to the type locality, Nasugbu, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines.
Species Citation	Henicichthys philippinus Herre 1939, Copeia 1939(4): 200. Type locality: tidepool at Nasugbu, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2019
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Philippine Cardinalfish, Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre 1939)

References

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Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.

Herre, A.W.C.T. 1939. A new Henicichthys from the Philippines. Copeia 1939(4): 199-200

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Lachner, E.A. 1953. Family Apogonidae : cardinal fishes. pp. 412-498 figs 69-84 pls 33-43 in Schultz, L.P., Herald, E.S., Lachner, E.A., Welander, A.D. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 1. Families Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(1): 1-685, figs 1-90, pls 1-74 https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.202.1open access

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