- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- APOGONIDAE
- Ostorhinchus
- pallidofasciatus
Palestriped Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus (Allen 1987)
Other Names: Pale-striped Cardinalfish
A Palestriped Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus, at Mornington Island, Queensland. Source: Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A reddish-brown cardinalfish with 4 to 6 broad indistinct darker stripes along the sides including a short stripe from the upper eye to below the second dorsal fin (stripes more evident in smaller specimens), a round pupil-sized spot at the caudal-fin base, a silvery to whitish stripe from the snout through the eye to the rear of the gill cover, and dusky brown to reddish fins. Some individuals appear very dark with indistinct pale lines along the side.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2020, Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 18 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1602
Palestriped Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus (Allen 1987)
More Info
|
Distribution |
Endemic to northern Australia, from the Murion Islands, Western Australia, to Moreton Bay, Queensland. Inhabits nearshore silty rubble reefs and tidal channels, where there is moderate turbidity, in depths of about 2-15 m. |
|
Features |
Dorsal fin VII-I, 9; Anal fin II, 8; Pectoral fin 14-15; Lateral-line scales 24 plus 4 additional scales on caudal fin base; Gill rakers on first arch including rudiments 5-6 + 14 15 = 19-21. Body depth 2.5-2.7 in SL; head length 2.5- 2.7 in SL; snout length 4.3-4.6 in HL; eye diameter 2.6-3.0 in HL. |
|
Colour |
Overall reddish-brown with a very faint, nearly indistinguishable pattern of 4 to 6 dark stripes along the sides (stripes more evident in smaller specimens); a rounded spot, about pupil size, at base of caudal fin, more pronounced in specimens under about 60 mm SL; a silvery or whitish stripe from snout to eye and continued behind eye to rear of operculum; fins dusky brown to reddish; base and axil of pectoral fin may be dusky brown, but not significantly dar- ker than surrounding area. |
|
Etymology |
The specific name pallidofasciatus is from the Latin pallidus (= pale) and fasciatus (= stripe), in reference to the characteristic dull stripes compared to other members of the A. victoriae "complex". |
|
Species Citation |
Apogon pallidofasciatus Allen 1987, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 3, fig. 1. Type locality: Tantabiddi Creek, North West Cape, Western Australia, depth 3-4 m. |
|
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
|
Resources |
Palestriped Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus (Allen 1987)
References
Allen, G.R. 1987. New Australian Fishes. Part 2. Four new species of Apogonidae. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 3-8 https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1987.48.02, open access
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
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.
Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398
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
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762
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)
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. & 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
