Species Pentaceros capensis Cuvier, 1829
Cape Armourhead
- Pentaceros capensis Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 3 500 pp., pls 41-71. [30, pl. 43].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Middleton Reef, NSW (29°28'S, 159°07'E), specimens possibly misidentified; subtropical, west Indian (South Africa).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
General References
Gill, A.C. & Reader, S.E. 1992. Fishes. pp. 90-93, 193-228 in Hutchings, P. (ed.). Reef Biology. A Survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific. Canberra : Australian National Parks Vol. 3, Kowari 230 pp.
Hardy, G.S. 1983. A revision of the fishes of the family Pentacerotidae (Perciformes). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 10: 177-220 figs 1-13 [197-199]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Cape Armourhead)
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [623] (Cape Armourhead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 23-Nov-2012 | 23-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |