Glossamia aprion (Richardson, 1842)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Glossamia aprion is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes, from northern Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, it is commonly known as the mouth almighty.
Wikipedia contributors, Glossamia aprion; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:37:04.918354+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glossamia aprion (Richardson, 1842)
- Name authority
- (Richardson, 1842)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Apogoniformes
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Genus
- Glossamia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderApogoniformes
- familyApogonidae Günther, 1859
- subfamilyApogoninae Günther, 1859
- genusGlossamia Gill, 1863
- speciesGlossamia aprion (Richardson, 1842)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glossamia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glossamia heurni (Weber & de Beaufort, 1929) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossamia sandei (Weber, 1907) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossamia narindica Roberts, 1978 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossamia beauforti (Weber, 1907) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossamia abo (Herre, 1935) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossamia trifasciata (Weber, 1913) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glossamia wichmanni (Weber, 1907) | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gulliveria fasciata Castelnau, 1878 Castelnau, 1878 | synonym |
| Gulliveria fusca Castelnau, 1878 Castelnau, 1878 | synonym |
| Kurandapogon blanchardi Whitley, 1939 Whitley, 1939 | synonym |
| Apogonichthys longicauda De Vis, 1884 De Vis, 1884 | synonym |
| Apogon aprion Richardson, 1842 Richardson, 1842 | synonym |
| Glossamia aprion gillii (Steindachner, 1867) (Steindachner, 1867) | synonym |
| Apogonichthys roseobrunneus Macleay, 1881 Macleay, 1881 | synonym |
| Apogonicthys longicauda De Vis, 1884 De Vis, 1884 | synonym |
| Gulliveria ramsayi Macleay, 1884 Macleay, 1884 | synonym |
| Mionorus lunatus Krefft, 1868 Krefft, 1868 | synonym |
| Glossamia aprion aprion (Richardson, 1842) (Richardson, 1842) | synonym |
| Apogonichthys gillii Steindachner, 1867 Steindachner, 1867 | synonym |
| Glossamia gilli (Steindachner, 1867) (Steindachner, 1867) | synonym |
| Mionorus ramsayi Fowler, 1907 Fowler, 1907 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991218 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6KJMD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.