175: APOGONIDAE (CARDINAL FISHES)
175.8 Apogon f/agel/iferus
(Smith,1961)
Coachwhip cardinal
Sweep-kardinaal
Ostorhynchus flagelliferus Smith, 1961: 402, Fig. 8 (Mozambique Id).
D VII + 1,9; AII,8; P 14; LL28; predorsal scales 3-4; GR (6-7)+(17-18).
Depth 2.4-2.5, head 2.7 in SL; eye 2.8-3.0 in head. One to 3 soft Drays
ending with long filaments, 2nd longest.
Colour uniform pinkish red, becoming stronger on head
and anterior spines of D, A and V; red spots along LL; edge
of scales darker red; alternating red and silvery reflecting
vertical bars may show on body under LL; caudal spot
small; a dark stripe from tip of snout to eye. Attains 13 cm.
Reported from Sodwana Bay and Mozambique.
175.8 Apogon flagelliferus: 13.5 em holotype (Mozambique Id.).
175.9 Apogon fraenatus
Valenciennes, 1832
PLATE 48
Spurcheek cardinal
Stekelwang-kardinaal
Apogonfraenatus Valenciennes, 1832: 57, PI. 4, Fig. 4 (New Guinea
and Guam). Pristiapogonfraenatus Smith, 1961: 389*.
D VII +l,9; A II,8; P 14; LL 28; predorsal scales 4-5; GR (4-5)+ 13
(developed GR 10-11). Depth 3.0-3.2, head 2.6-2.7 in SL; eye 3.0-3.3 in
head. Suborbital bones with spines. Large specimens with 1-3 small bony
knobs on edge of opercle below spine.
Dusky to dark stripe along basal part of 2nd D and A;
upper and lower margin of C dark; membrane between anterior spines of 1st D dark. Attains 10 cm. Indo-West
Pacific; Red Sea to Durban.
Fragile cardinal
175.10 Apogon fragi/is
Smith,1961
PLATE 48
Tenger-kardinaal
Apogonfragilis Smith; 1961: 385, PI. 46, Fig. H (Pinda, Mozambique).
D VI +1,9; A II,9-1O; P 14; LL 23-24; predorsal scales 5; GR 7+(21-22);
Depth and head 2.6 in SL; eye 3.0 in head. Unlike most other species of
550
the genus, LL does not extend onto C; last pored scale is on caudal spot
and is not elongated with a pointed end.
Body transparent with a small caudal spot and a dark
stripe from tip of snout to rear margin of eye. Attains about
5 cm. Mozambique and Seychelles.
Pearl cardinal
175.11 Apogon guamensis
Valenciennes, 1832
Perel-kardinaal
Apogon guamensis Valenciennes, 1832: 54. Apogon nubilus Garman,
1903: 229* (Fiji). Apogon bandanensis Weber & de Beaufort, 1929: 317
(in part). Apogon nubi/us Lachner, 1951: 600*; 1953: 459*. Ostorhynchus
nubilus Smith, 1961: 398*.
D VII + 1,9; A II,8; P 13; LL 26-27; predorsal scales 3-4; GR (7-8)+
(17-19) = 24-26. Depth 2.3-2.5, head 2.4-2.5 in SL; eye 2.3-2.4 in head.
Cheek with a narrow dark stripe from eye to angle of
preopercle; a dark saddle on peduncle at C base; light vertical bars sometimes show on body. Attains 10 cm. Red Sea,
Indian Ocean, western and South Pacific Ocean. (This
species may easily be confused with the closely related A.
savayensis. )
175.11 Apogon guamensis: 9.5 em (Kenya).
175.12 Apogon kal/opterus
Bleeker, 1856
PLATES 48 & 51
Spinyhead cardinal
Stekelkop-kardinaal
Apogon kal/opterus Bleeker, 1856: 33. Apogon frenatus (non Val.):
Smith, SFSA No. 484*. Pristiapogon snyderi: Smith, 1961: 390' (Inhaca
Id.).
D VII + 1,9; A II,8; P 13; LL 28; predorsal scales 4-5; GR 4+(13-15)
(developed GR 12-13). Depth 2.9-3.1, head 2.6-2.8 in SL; eye 2.8-3.1 in
head. Suborbital bones with spines.
Body light brown to reddish brown; wide dark stripe from
tip of snout through eye to upper C base (above LL); stripe
sometimes fades out on peduncle; large caudal spot above
LL, touching but not covering it; V sometimes dark.
Attains 15 cm. Common in Indo-Pacific; Red Sea and south
to Algoa Bay.
175.8 Apogon f/agel/iferus
(Smith,1961)
Coachwhip cardinal
Sweep-kardinaal
Ostorhynchus flagelliferus Smith, 1961: 402, Fig. 8 (Mozambique Id).
D VII + 1,9; AII,8; P 14; LL28; predorsal scales 3-4; GR (6-7)+(17-18).
Depth 2.4-2.5, head 2.7 in SL; eye 2.8-3.0 in head. One to 3 soft Drays
ending with long filaments, 2nd longest.
Colour uniform pinkish red, becoming stronger on head
and anterior spines of D, A and V; red spots along LL; edge
of scales darker red; alternating red and silvery reflecting
vertical bars may show on body under LL; caudal spot
small; a dark stripe from tip of snout to eye. Attains 13 cm.
Reported from Sodwana Bay and Mozambique.
175.8 Apogon flagelliferus: 13.5 em holotype (Mozambique Id.).
175.9 Apogon fraenatus
Valenciennes, 1832
PLATE 48
Spurcheek cardinal
Stekelwang-kardinaal
Apogonfraenatus Valenciennes, 1832: 57, PI. 4, Fig. 4 (New Guinea
and Guam). Pristiapogonfraenatus Smith, 1961: 389*.
D VII +l,9; A II,8; P 14; LL 28; predorsal scales 4-5; GR (4-5)+ 13
(developed GR 10-11). Depth 3.0-3.2, head 2.6-2.7 in SL; eye 3.0-3.3 in
head. Suborbital bones with spines. Large specimens with 1-3 small bony
knobs on edge of opercle below spine.
Dusky to dark stripe along basal part of 2nd D and A;
upper and lower margin of C dark; membrane between anterior spines of 1st D dark. Attains 10 cm. Indo-West
Pacific; Red Sea to Durban.
Fragile cardinal
175.10 Apogon fragi/is
Smith,1961
PLATE 48
Tenger-kardinaal
Apogonfragilis Smith; 1961: 385, PI. 46, Fig. H (Pinda, Mozambique).
D VI +1,9; A II,9-1O; P 14; LL 23-24; predorsal scales 5; GR 7+(21-22);
Depth and head 2.6 in SL; eye 3.0 in head. Unlike most other species of
550
the genus, LL does not extend onto C; last pored scale is on caudal spot
and is not elongated with a pointed end.
Body transparent with a small caudal spot and a dark
stripe from tip of snout to rear margin of eye. Attains about
5 cm. Mozambique and Seychelles.
Pearl cardinal
175.11 Apogon guamensis
Valenciennes, 1832
Perel-kardinaal
Apogon guamensis Valenciennes, 1832: 54. Apogon nubilus Garman,
1903: 229* (Fiji). Apogon bandanensis Weber & de Beaufort, 1929: 317
(in part). Apogon nubi/us Lachner, 1951: 600*; 1953: 459*. Ostorhynchus
nubilus Smith, 1961: 398*.
D VII + 1,9; A II,8; P 13; LL 26-27; predorsal scales 3-4; GR (7-8)+
(17-19) = 24-26. Depth 2.3-2.5, head 2.4-2.5 in SL; eye 2.3-2.4 in head.
Cheek with a narrow dark stripe from eye to angle of
preopercle; a dark saddle on peduncle at C base; light vertical bars sometimes show on body. Attains 10 cm. Red Sea,
Indian Ocean, western and South Pacific Ocean. (This
species may easily be confused with the closely related A.
savayensis. )
175.11 Apogon guamensis: 9.5 em (Kenya).
175.12 Apogon kal/opterus
Bleeker, 1856
PLATES 48 & 51
Spinyhead cardinal
Stekelkop-kardinaal
Apogon kal/opterus Bleeker, 1856: 33. Apogon frenatus (non Val.):
Smith, SFSA No. 484*. Pristiapogon snyderi: Smith, 1961: 390' (Inhaca
Id.).
D VII + 1,9; A II,8; P 13; LL 28; predorsal scales 4-5; GR 4+(13-15)
(developed GR 12-13). Depth 2.9-3.1, head 2.6-2.8 in SL; eye 2.8-3.1 in
head. Suborbital bones with spines.
Body light brown to reddish brown; wide dark stripe from
tip of snout through eye to upper C base (above LL); stripe
sometimes fades out on peduncle; large caudal spot above
LL, touching but not covering it; V sometimes dark.
Attains 15 cm. Common in Indo-Pacific; Red Sea and south
to Algoa Bay.