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Species in the genus Glossamia: [ 21 ] records


abo, Apogon Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:402 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Sepik River at Koragu, New Guinea. Holotype: FMNH 17307. Paratypes: FMNH 17308-10 (1, 1, 1); CAS-SU 24460 (1 of 3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:71 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:10 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Glossamia gjellerupi (Weber & de Beaufort 1929) -- (Allen & Coates 1990:85 [ref. 25561]). •Valid as Glossamia abo (Herre 1935) -- (T. Fraser pers. com. 9/2000, Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia abo (Herre 1935). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: New Guinea: Sepik River drainage. Habitat: freshwater.

adspersus, Apogonichthys Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:226 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 761] Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:95 [ref. 12478], Russell & Bray 2026:68 [ref. 43233]. •Status uncertain -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000). •Incertae sedis in Apogonidae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1112 [ref. 29004]). •Synonym of Glossamia gillii (Steindachner 1867) -- (Russell & Bray 2026:68 [ref. 43233] with question). Current status: Uncertain as Glossamia gillii (Steindachner 1867). Apogonidae: Apogoninae.

aprion, Apogon Richardson [J.] 1842:16 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 9 (no. 55); ref. 21245] King's River near Victoria, Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype: BMNH 1972.6.8.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1853.1.4.11 (right half skin, poor condition). •Valid as Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Roberts 1978:56 [ref. 8886], Paxton et al. 1989:555 [ref. 12442], Allen & Leggett 1990:539 [ref. 20887], Larson & Martin 1990:55 [ref. 16606], Allen 1991:132 [ref. 21090], Pollard in McDowall 1996:181 [ref. 22909], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Allen et al. 2000:105 [ref. 27467], Unmack 2001:1063 [ref. 25797], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:246 [ref. 25930], Morgan et al. 2004:150 [ref. 27718], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004], Allen et al. 2008:129 [ref. 30265], Morgan et al. 2011:17 [ref. 31262], Hadiaty & Allen 2011:179 [ref. 31448], Larson et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32988], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Pusey et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35250], Cook et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35342], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:66 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Southern-central New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea); Kimberley (Western Australia), coastal drainages of Northern Territory and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: freshwater.

arguni, Glossamia Hadiaty [R. K.] & Allen [G. R.] 2011:175, Figs. 2-5 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 31448] Wahisewar River, 3°03'55.1"S, 133°58'188"E, tributary of Tongaran River, about 11 km south-east of Gusimawa Village, Argunni Bay region, West Papua Province, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 19881. Paratypes: MZB 19611 (3), 19648 (5), 19692 (2); WAM P.33339-001 (2). Hadiaty & Allen 2011:179 [ref. 31448] •Valid as Glossamia arguni Hadiaty & Allen 2011 -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:69 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia arguni Hadiaty & Allen 2011. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: New Guinea: West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater.

beauforti, Apogon Weber [M.] 1907:246, Pl. 13 (fig. 4) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Lake Sentani, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Syntypes: (73) FMNH 52390 [ex CM 646] (3); MSNG 411-412 (2); NMW 34713-14 (1, 1), RMNH 7986 (2), 14357 (1); SMF 12133 [ex ZMA] (2); USNM 177672 (9); ZMA 101120 (49). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:336 [ref. 10350], Nijssen et al. 1982:85 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:10 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Glossamia beauforti (Weber 1907) -- (Allen 1991:132 [ref. 21090], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:69 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia beauforti (Weber 1907). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Northern New Guinea: West Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

blanchardi, Kurandapogon Whitley [G. P.] 1939:1, Pl. 1 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 405; ref. 4696] About 20 miles northwest from Cairns, northern Queensland, Australia. Holotype: UMMZ 120387. Paratypes: AMS IA.7532-33 (1, 1), UMMZ 120388 (now 1), USNM 109466 [ex UMMZ 120388] (1). •Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:555 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:1104 [ref. 29004]). Current status: Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciata, Gulliveria Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:46 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 762] Norman River, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:96 [ref. 12478], Russell & Bray 2026:73 [ref. 43233]. •Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:555 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004], Russell & Bray 2026:73 [ref. 43233]). Current status: Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: freshwater.

fusca, Gulliveria Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:45 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 762] Norman River, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Russell & Bray 2026:73 [ref. 43233]. •Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:555 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004], Russell & Bray 2026:73 [ref. 43233]). Current status: Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: freshwater.

gillii, Apogonichthys Steindachner [F.] 1867:11 [3], Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 55 (1. Abth.); ref. 4214] Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: NMW 35216. Paralectotypes: (several) NMW 35217 (1), ?NMW 78362 (2). On p. 3 of separate. Lectotype selected by Gon & Herzig-Straschil 1996:1029 [ref. 22568]. •Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:555 [ref. 12442], Gon & Herzig-Straschil 1996:1029 [ref. 22568], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Glossamia gillii (Steindachner 1867) -- (Cook et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35342]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia gillii (Steindachner 1867). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Central East Australia. Habitat: freshwater.

gjellerupi, Apogon Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.] 1929:285 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 5; ref. 16063] Kaiserin Augusta River; Idenburg River; Mamberamo River; Otker River; northern New Guinea. Syntypes: USNM 177670 (5, 1 c&s), 177671 (1), 177685 (2); ZMA 101164-69 (7, 2, 1, 3, 2, 9), 101333 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:85 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Glossamia gjellerupi (Weber & de Beaufort 1929) -- (Allen & Coates 1990:85 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:133 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:301 [ref. 21400], Fricke et al. 2014:72 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:68 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia gjellerupi (Weber & de Beaufort 1929). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Northern New Guinea: West Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

heurni, Apogon Weber [M.] & de Beaufort [L. F.] 1929:286 [Fishes Indo-Australian Archipelago v. 5; ref. 16063] Idenburg River; Otker River; tributary of Mamberamo River; northern New Guinea. Syntypes: USNM 177684 (5, 1 c&s); ZMA 101172-73 (2, 17). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:86 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Glossamia heurni (Weber & de Beaufort 1929) -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000, Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:69 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia heurni (Weber & de Beaufort 1929). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: New Guinea: West Papua (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater.

longicauda, Apogonicthys De Vis [C. W.] 1884:395 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 1090] Queensland, Australia. No types known. Original genus should have been Apogonichthys. •Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:555 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004]). Current status: Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: freshwater.

lunatus, Mionorus Krefft [J. L. G.] 1868:943 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 3) (art 1); ref. 2686] Cox River, Philip County, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.13611. •Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:555 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004]). Current status: Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: freshwater.

narindica, Glossamia Roberts [T. R.] 1978:57, Fig. 31b [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 281; ref. 8886] Middle Fly River, Papua New Guinea, 7°22.6'S, 141°29.0'E. Holotype: AMS I.21479-002 [ex USNM 217209]. Paratypes: AMS I.21480-001 (1), BMNH 1980.4.30.4 (1), KFRS F.4514.01 (2), USNM 217210 (orig. 9, now 5). •Valid as Glossamia narindica Roberts 1978 -- (Allen 1991:133 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2008:130 [ref. 30265], Hadiaty & Allen 2011:179 [ref. 31448], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:68 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia narindica Roberts 1978. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Southern-central Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

nebulosus, Apogonichthys Ogilby [J. D.] 1908:15 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 21; ref. 3286] Edward Street Baths, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.1584 [ex AFAQ]. •Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004]). Current status: Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: freshwater.

ramsayi, Gulliveria Macleay [W.] 1884:11 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 1); ref. 4932] Fresh water inland from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Possible types: AMS A.4825-27 (3). •Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:555 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004], Larson et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: freshwater.

roseobrunneus, Apogonichthys Macleay [W.] 1881:348 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 3); ref. 17577] River in northern Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16312-001 [ex MAMU F424]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:555 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004]). Current status: Synonym of Glossamia aprion (Richardson 1842). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: freshwater.

sandei, Apogon Weber [M.] 1907:247, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Wagani River, Urana basin, southern New Guinea. Syntypes: ZMA 101300 (5). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:86 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Glossamia sandei (Weber 1907) -- (Roberts 1978:58 [ref. 8886], Allen 1991:133 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2000:106 [ref. 27467] dated 1908, Allen et al. 2008:131 [ref. 30265], Hadiaty & Allen 2011:179 [ref. 31448], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:68 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia sandei (Weber 1907). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Southern-central New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater.

timika, Glossamia Allen [G. R.], Hortle [K. G.] & Renyaan [S. J.] 2000:107, 169, 2 figs. on p. 107 [Freshwater fishes of the Timika region, New Guinea; ref. 27467] Forest tributary of Kopi River, about 3-4 kilometers east of Tembagapura road (4°25.76'S, 136°57.16'E), Minajerwi River system, Papua, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 10585. Paratypes: WAM P.31253-007 (8); MZB 10586 (9). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:26 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Glossamia timika Allen, Hortle & Renyaan 2000 -- (Hadiaty & Allen 2011:179 [ref. 31448], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:67 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia timika Allen, Hortle & Renyaan 2000. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Vicinity of Timika, Papua, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

trifasciatus, Apogon Weber [M.] 1913:580, Fig. 32 [Süsswasserfische aus Niederländisch Süd- und Nord-Neu-Guinea v. 9 (livr. 4); ref. 4603] Regen Island, Sabang, Alkmaar, Lorentz River, Irian Jaya. Syntypes: BMNH 1913.12.15.12-13 (2) Lorentz R.; RMNH 10878 [ex ZMA] (1); USNM 177680 (4); ZMA 101319 (3), 101322-23 (1, 9). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:86 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Glossamia trifasciata (Weber 1913) -- (Roberts 1978:58 [ref. 8886], Allen 1991:134 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2008:132 [ref. 30265], Hadiaty & Allen 2011:179 [ref. 31448], Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:67 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia trifasciata (Weber 1913). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater.

wichmanni, Apogon Weber [M.] 1907:248, Pl. 12 (fig. 3) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Lake Sentani, Sekanto, Moso and Tawarin River, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Syntypes: (34) ?BMNH 1913.12.15.14 (1); FMNH 52389 [ex CM 645] (1); RMNH 7987 (2); SMF 12139 [ex ZMA] (1); USNM 177673 (6, 1 c&s), 177677 (3); ZMA 101335 -38 (5, 8, 1, 2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:86 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:10 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Glossamia wichmanni (Weber 1907) -- (Allen 1991:134 [ref. 21090], Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:68 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Glossamia wichmanni (Weber 1907). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Northern New Guinea: West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.


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