- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- APOGONIDAE
- Yarica
- hyalosoma
Mangrove Cardinalfish, Yarica hyalosoma (Bleeker 1852)
Other Names: Hump-backed Cardinalfish, Hump-backed Cardinal-fish
A Mangrove Cardinalfish, Yarika hyalosoma, from Kampuan mangrove forest at Amphoe Suksamran, Ranong province, southern Thailand. Source: Sahat Ratmuangkhwang / FishBase. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
A whitish cardinalfish often with a golden tinge, a large black spot on the cadual-fin base, and a black membrane on the anterior dorsal-fin spines.
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Dianne J. Bray, Yarica hyalosoma in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3479
Mangrove Cardinalfish, Yarica hyalosoma (Bleeker 1852)
More Info
Distribution |
Darwin, NT, to north of Cairns (16º51´S), QLD. Found elsewhere in the tropical, west Pacific. Adults inhabit mangrove estuaries, tidal creeks and the lower reaches of freshwater streams. |
Features |
Dorsal fin VII, 9; Anal fin II, 8. Trunk rhombic, mid body below the 1st dorsal base high. Nape moderately concave, snout tip rounded. Maxillary reaching rear border of eye. A distinct black spot just in front of anal base about equal to eye diameter in width. |
Species Citation |
Apogon hyalosoma Bleeker 1852, Natuurwetensch. Tijdschr. Nederland. Indië 3: 63. Type locality: Bima, Sumbawa; Benculen, Padang, Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. |
Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Mangrove Cardinalfish, Yarica hyalosoma (Bleeker 1852)
References
Larson, H. 2012. Apogon hyalosoma. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2.
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Bleeker, P. 1852. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Singapore. Natuurwetenschappelijk Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 3: 51-86.
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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.
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.
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.