Check List 10(5): 1061-1070, doi: 10.15560/10.5.1061
A preliminary checklist of the cardinalfishes (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) of Singapore
Heok Hee Ng‡, Kelvin Kok Peng Lim‡‡ Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Singapore
Corresponding author: Heok Hee Ng ( heokhee.ng@gmail.com ) © 2017 Heok Hee Ng, Kelvin Kok Peng Lim. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Ng H, Lim K (2014) A preliminary checklist of the cardinalfishes (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) of Singapore. Check List 10(5): 1061-1070. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.5.1061 |  |
Abstract
We record the presence of 35 cardinalfish species from the marine waters of Singapore based on a review of existing literature and examination of museum specimens. Another 13 species previously recorded as occurring in Singapore are considered doubtful records. Five of the 35 species reported here (Apogon crassiceps, Apogonichthyoides timorensis, Jaydia lineata, Nectamia similis, and Siphamia tubifer) are new records for Singapore, while another four species have not been encountered in more than a century.
Keywords
Acanthopterygii; Singapore Straits; Johor Straits; marine fishes