Species Gunnellichthys copleyi (Smith, 1951)
Copley's Wormfish
- Paragobioides copleyi Smith, J.L.B. 1951. The genus Paragobioides, Kendall & Goldborough, 1911. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 4: 518-527 figs 1-2 [521, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAIAB 173, Mozambique Island and Baixo Pinda, Mozambique and Mombasa.
Generic Combinations
- Gunnellichthys copleyi (Smith, 1951). —
Smith, J.L.B. 1958. The gunnellichthid fishes with description of two new species from East Africa and of Gunnelichthys (Clarkichthys) bilineatus (Clark) 1936. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 9: 123-129 figs 1-2 [126]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°15'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, nectonic.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91
Hoese, D.F. 2006. Microdesmidae. pp. 1702-1710 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1704]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Copley's Wormfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [59] (Copley's Wormfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 01-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 27-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |