Species Forsterygion varium (Forster, 1801)

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• Blennius varius Forster, J.R. in Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus ex Illustratum. Berlin. 584 pp. 110 pls [178].

  Type data:

   Neotype NMNZ 30201, Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [343].
• Forsterygion multiradiatum Scott, E.O.G. 1977. Observations on some Tasmanian fishes. Part 23. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 111: 111-180 figs 1-3 [153] [spelled Fosterygion multistriatum in abstract].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 1976.5.202, Kangaroo Bay, Bellerive, south-eastern TAS.
  Paratype(s) QVM 1976.5.203.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Hardy, G. 1989. The genus Forsterygion Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 (Pisces: Tripterygiidae) in New Zealand and Australia, with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Natural History 23(3): 491-512 [494]

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Southern TAS

Introduced from New Zealand.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, marine, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

0-10 m.

 

General References

Edgar, G.J. 2008. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland 2nd edn, 624 pp. [557]

Edgar, G.J., Last, P.R. & Wells, M.W. 1982. Coastal Fishes of Tasmania and Bass Strait. Hobart : Cat & Fiddle Press 175 pp. [118] (as Forsterygion multiradiatum)

Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [341]

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [96, 140] (as Forsterygion multimaculatum)

Jawad, L.A. 2008. Second revision of the New Zealand triplefin genus Forsterygion Whitley and Phillips, 1939 (Pisces: Tripterygiidae). Journal of Natural History 42(47-48): 2943-2989 [2955]

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [429] (as Forsterygion multiradiatum)

 

Common Name References

Francis, M. 2001. Coastal Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland : Reed Publishing (NZ) 3rd edn, 103 pp. [84] (New Zealand) (Variable Triplefin)

Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [341] (Striped Triplefin)

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [429] (Many-rayed Threefin)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Variable Threefin)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Feb-2013		01-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)