Pearlycheek Cardinalfish, Apogonichthyoides opercularis (Macleay 1878)
Other Names: Pearly-cheeked Cardinal-fish
A Pearlycheek Cardinalfish, Apogonichthyoides opercularis, from Darwin, Northern Territory, depth 0-1.5 m, November 1982. Source: John E. Randall / FishBase. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pearly greyish cardinalfish with a blackish tip on the first-dorsal fin, a faint darker marking on the caudal-fin base, and a small dark spot on the gill cover behind the middle of the eye. The Pearlycheek Cardinalfish lacks brownish bars on the body and has no small spot above the pectoral-fin axil.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Apogonichthyoides opercularis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4104
Pearlycheek Cardinalfish, Apogonichthyoides opercularis (Macleay 1878)
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Distribution |
Endemic to northern Australia from the Kimberley region, Western Australia, to Yirrkala, Northern Territory. Inhabits shallow inshore reefs, including tide pools. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VIII + I,10-11; Anal fin II,9; Pectoral fin 16 Vertebrae 24. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin opercularis (= covering), presumably in reference to the small black patch above a pearly-white patch on the operculum ("on the operculum there is a margaritaceous patch with a black patch above it.") |
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Species Citation |
Apogon opercularis Macleay 1878, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1 2(4): 347, pl. 7 (fig. 1). Type locality: Port Darwin, Northern Territory. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Pearlycheek Cardinalfish, Apogonichthyoides opercularis (Macleay 1878)
References
Fraser, T.H. & Allen, G.R. 2010. Cardinalfish of the genus Apogonichthyoides Smith, 1949 (Apogonidae) with a description of a new species from the West-Pacific region. Zootaxa 2348: 40-56.
Fraser, T.H. & Allen, G.R. 2011. A new cardinalfish of the genus Apogonichthyoides (Perciformes, Apogonidae) from Raja Ampat Islands, with a key to species. Zootaxa 3095: 63-68.
Kuiter, R.H. & Kozawa, T. 2019. Cardinalfishes of the world. New ed. Seaford, Victoria : Aquatic Photographics, and Okazaki, Aichi, Japan : Anthias, Nexus: 1-198.
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.
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.
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.
Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 See ref at BHL
