Fourline Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus doederleini (Jordan & Snyder 1901)


Other Names: Doederlein's Cardinalfish, Four-line Cardinalfish

A Fourline Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus doerderleini, at Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution

Summary:
A pinkish-brown cardinalfish with four dark brown stripes along the head and body, the third stripe not reaching the large black spot on the middle of the caudal peduncle (spot about pupil diameter in size).
This species was previously known as Apogon doederleini.

Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2022, Ostorhinchus doederleini in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4621

Fourline Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus doederleini (Jordan & Snyder 1901)

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Distribution

Houtman Abrolhos (possibly south to Perth), Western Australia, around the tropical north, to at least Sydney, New South Wales; also the Lord Howe Province and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere, the species has an antitropical distribution in the west Pacific.
Inhabits lagoons and reef slopes, mostly sheltering in caves during the day, at depths to 20 m, emerging to feed at night. Subadults usually occur in groups, and individuals form distinct pairs during courtship and spawning.

Features

Dorsal fin VII + I, 9; anal fin II, 8; Pectoral fin 15; Pelvic fin I, 5; Lateral line (pored scales) 24; Predorsal scales 3; Circumpeduncular scales 12. 

Biology

Plankton larval duration is 16–26 days, and the species is very short-lived, attaining maturity in October–January, and having a life span of about one year (Kingsford et al. 2014).

Remarks

Gerlach et al. (2016) found several genetically distinct but morphologically similar clades of Ostorinchus doederleini on the Great Barrier Reef.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of German zoologist Ludwig Döderlein (who was connected with the Imperial University at Tokyo) for his “assiduous” work on the fishes of Japan.

Species Citation

Apogon doederleini Jordan & Snyder, 1901, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 23(1240): 901, fig. 6. Type locality: Nagasaki, Japan. 

Author

Bray, D.J. 2022

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Fourline Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus doederleini (Jordan & Snyder 1901)

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. (as Apogon doederleini)

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2

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. (as Apogon doederleini)

Barnett, A. & Bellwood, D.R. 2005. Sexual dimorphism in the buccal cavity of paternal mouthbrooding cardinalfishes (Pisces: Apogonidae). Marine Biology 148: 205-212. (as Apogon doederleini)

Barnett, A., Bellwood, D.R. & Hoey, A.S. 2006. Trophic ecomorphology of cardinalfish, Marine Ecology Progress Series 322: 249-257. (as Apogon doederleini)

Bottesch, M., Gerlach, G., Halbach, M., Bally, A., Kingsford, M.J. & Mouritsen, H. 2016. A magnetic compass that might help coral reef fish larvae return to their natal reef. Current Biology 26(24): R1266 - R1267 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.10.051

Choat, J.H., van Herwerden, L., Robbins, W.D., Hobbs, J.P. & Ayling, A.M. 2006. A report on the ecological surveys undertaken at Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, February 2006. Report by James Cook University to the Department of the Environment and Heritage. 65 pp. (as Apogon doederleini)

Finn, M.D. & Kingsford, M.J. 1996. Two-phase recruitment of apogonids (Pisces) on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine and Freshwater Research 47: 423–432. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9960423 (as Apogon doederleini)   

Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 (as Apogon doederleini)  

Francis, M.P. 2019. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Version: 2019.1  https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4428305

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Gerlach, G., Atema, J., Raupach, M.J., Deister, F., Müller, A. & Kingsford, M.J. 2016. Cryptic species of cardinalfish with evidence for old and new divergence. Coral Reefs: 1-14 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-015-1395-7    

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Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 (as Apogon doederleini)

Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) (as Apogon doederleini)  

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Kingsford, M.J., Finn, M.D., O'Callaghan, M.D., Atema, J. & Gerlach, G. 2014. Planktonic larval duration, age and growth of Ostorhinchus doederleini (Pisces: Apogonidae) on the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Biology 161(2): 245-259. https://doi.org/0.1007/s00227-013-2331-4 

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Kuwamura, T. 1985. Social and reproductive behavior of three mouthbrooding cardinalfishes, Apogon doederleini, A. niger and A. notatus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 13(1): 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00004852

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Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37327053

Behaviour:Mouth brooder (males)

Depth:2-30 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:9 cm

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