Fishwise - Apogon trimaculatus

va	Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier 1828
	Currently Accepted Name: Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier 1828

Selected Name \| Current Name \| Original Name \| Original Description \| Bibliography \| Distribution & Habitat \| Anatomy \| Synonyms \| Common Names \| Map

Domain : Eukaryota

Kingdom : Animalia

Phylum : Chordata

Subphylum : Vertebrata

Superclass : Gnathostomata

Grade : Teleostomi

Class : Actinopterygii

Subclass : Neopterygii

Division : Teleostei

Subdivision : Euteleostei

Superorder : Cyclosquamata

Order : Aulopiformes

Suborder : Percoidei

Family : Apogonidae

Genus : Apogon

Species : trimaculatus

Selected Name

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Name:

Apogon trimaculatus

Author:

Cuvier 1828

Genus:

Apogon

Species:

trimaculatus

Current Name

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Current Name:

Apogon trimaculatus

Current Author:

Cuvier 1828

Current Genus:

Apogon

Current Species:

trimaculatus

Current Summary:

Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier 1828 Apogonidae.

Original Name

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Original Name:

Apogon trimaculatus

Original Author:

Cuvier 1828

Original Genus Species:

Apogon trimaculatus

Original Genus:

Apogon

Original Species:

trimaculatus

Original Description

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Original Name:	Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier 1828
Reference:	[ref. 997]
Journal Acronym:	BOOK
Journal:	Historie naturelle des poissons.
Article:	Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes.
Citation:	v. 2
Pages:	i-xxi + 2 pp. + 1-490
Drawings:	Pls. 9-40
Text Page:	156
Illustrations:	Pl. 22
Type Locality:	Buro I., Moluccas, Indonesia.
Primary Type:	Holotype: MNHN 8692
Type Catalog:	Bauchot & Desoutter 1986:64 [ref. 12478].

Bibliography

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* Valid as Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier 1828.

Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984 - [ref. 6441] - The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokai Univ. Press. Page: 148

Allen & Swainston 1988 - [ref. 25477] - The marine fishes of north-western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Page: 68

Paxton et al. 1989 - [ref. 12442] - Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 7. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. Page: 551

Randall et al. 1990 - [ref. 15987] - Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Page: 147

Allen 1993 - [ref. 20779] - Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, with descriptions of three new species. Page: 16

Allen 1997 - [ref. 23977] - Marine fishes of tropical Australia and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth. Page: 108

Kuiter 1997 - [ref. 25488] - Guide to sea fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Page: 148

Randall et al. 1997 - [ref. 25919] - Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Page: 147

Myers 1999 - [ref. 23965] - Micronesian reef fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. 3rd revised ed. Coral Graphics, Guam. Page: 129

Randall & Fraser 1999 - [ref. 24563] - Clarification of the western Pacific cardinalfish species *Apogon trimaculatus* and *A. rhodopterus*, with decription of a similar new species. Page: 619

Allen 1999 - [ref. 24812] - Families Ambassidae and Apogonidae. In: Carpenter and Niem 1999 [ref. 24768]. Page: 2607

Nakabo 2000 - [ref. 25086] - (Ed.) Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species. Second edition. Tokai University Press. Page: 761

Allen in Randall & Lim 2000 - [ref. 25122] - A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. Page: 614

Allen 2000 - [ref. 25868] - Reef fishes recorded during the RAP survey of the Calamianes Islands. Page: 101

Hutchins 2001 - [ref. 25847] - Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Page: 32

Nakabo 2002 - [ref. 26001] - (Ed.) Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press. Page: 761

Allen & Adrim 2003 - [ref. 26830] - Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Page: 36

Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003 - [ref. 27510] - Fishes of Bitung, northern tip of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Page: 66

Randall et al. 2004 - [ref. 27624] - Checklist of the shore and epipelagic fishes of Tonga. Page: 14

Adrim et al. 2004 - [ref. 27715] - Marine fishes recorded from the Anambas and Natuna Islands, South China Sea. Page: 120

* Valid as Pristicon trimaculatus Cuvier 1828.

Randall 2005 - [ref. 28239] - Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Page: 211

Distribution and Habitat

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Water Type:

Salt

Habitat:

reef-associated - An uncommon species found in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300).

Depth Range:

2.0 to 10.0 metres
6.6 to 32.8 feet

Distribution:

West Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean.

Anatomy

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Maximum Length:

160mm(NG)
6.30" (NG)

Synonyms

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Synonym Status Valid
Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier 1828
original combination
Yes

Common Names

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Common Name Used In Language
Three-spot cardinalfish FishWise English
Three-spot cardinalfish Australia English
Three-spot cardinalfish Papua New Guinea English
Threespot cardinalfish Guam English
Threespot cardinalfish Micronesia English
Dangat Philippines Tagalog
Fo Samoa Samoan
Misuji-akahire-ishimochi Japan Japanese
Suga Philippines Tagalog