Species Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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External Links

• Amphiprion americanus Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus ex Illustratum. Berlin 584 pp. 110 pls. [205].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, America.
• Polyprion moeone Phillipps, W.J. 1927. Notes on New Zealand fishes. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 58: 125-135 figs 3-8 [126] [based on figure and description of Polyprion americanus given by Waite, E.R. 1913. Notes on New Zealand fishes. No. 3. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 45: 215–224].

  Type data:

   Holotype CMNZ, New Zealand.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [552]

 

Generic Combinations

• Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). —
  Schinz, H.R. 1822. Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage ihrer Naturgeschichte und der vergelichenden Anatomie, von dem Herrn Ritter von Cuvier, aus dem Französischen frei übersetzt und mit vielen Zusätzen versehen. Fische. Leipzig, Stuttgart u. Tübingen : J.G. Cotta Vol. 2 pp. 189-553. [456] (changed combination with naming of genus Polyprion)

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Polyprion moeone Phillipps, 1927. —
  Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [347]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Sydney, NSW (33º53´S), off Gabo Island, VIC (37º34´S) and TAS; temperate, southern circumglobal.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, marine, rock reef, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

100-900 m

 

General References

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [50]

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [347] (as P. moeone)

Roberts, C.D. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Polyprionidae, Serranidae and Callanthiidae. pp. 534-549 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [534]

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [220]

 

Common Name References

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [347] (Moeone)

Roberts, C.D. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Polyprionidae, Serranidae and Callanthiidae. pp. 534-549 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [534] (Cernier, Cherna, Stone Bass)

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

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [220] (Bass Groper, Groper, Hapuka, Hapuka Cod, Hapuku, Longnose Hapuku)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Feb-2019		13-Dec-2010	MOVED
09-Nov-2012		17-Sep-2010	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED