Family APLODACTYLIDAE
Marblefishes, Seacarps
Compiler and date details
4 February 2012 - Dianne J. Bray & Douglass F. Hoese
December 2006 - Dianne J. Bray & Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
Aplodactylidae or marblefishes are commonly found around rocky reefs in the temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere, except for southern Africa. Russell (1987) discussed Australian species and subsequently revised the family, recognising one genus and five species (Russell 2000). Four aplodactylid species occur in Australian waters. Maximum length reached is 60 cm.
Burridge (2000) presented a molecular phylogeny of the group, suggesting an Australian-New Zealand origin, with a much later spread to South America.
General References
Burridge, C.P. 2000. Molecular phylogeny of the Aplodactylidae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea), a group of Southern Hemisphere marine fishes. Journal of Natural History 34: 2173-2185
Russell, B.C. 1987. New Australian fishes. Part 20. A new species of Aplodactylus (Aplodactylidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 85-87 fig. 1
Russell, B.C. 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). Journal of Natural History 34: 2157-2171
Waite, E.R. 1924. Illustrations and notes on some Australian fishes. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2: 479-487 [pl. 29]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [256] (Seacarps)
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- Aplodactylus Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1832. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 8 509 pp. pls 209-245. [476].
Type species:
Aplodactylus punctatus Valenciennes, 1832 by monotypy. - Haplodactylus Agassiz, J.L.R. 1846. Nomenclator Zoologicus. Fasciculus XI. Nomina Systematica Generum Coleopterorum, tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis ad quas pertinent. Soloduri : Guil. F. Erichson Vol. XI 170 pp. [29, 172] [an unjustified emendation of Aplodactylus, listed as the same as Aplodactylus C..V.; under article 11.9.3.2 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature any species described under the unjustified emendation name is treated as having been described under the correct name and parentheses for the author are not required for such cases].
- Dactylosargus Gill, T.N. 1862. Synopsis of the family of cirrhitoids. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(3): 102-122 [110].
Type species:
Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839 by monotypy. - Crinodus Gill, T.N. 1862. Synopsis of the family of cirrhitoids. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(3): 102-122 [112].
Type species:
Haplodactylus lophodon Günther, 1859 (correct genus for type is Aplodactylus) by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Russell, B.C. 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). Journal of Natural History 34: 2157-2171 [2158]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South-west Pacific (New Zealand) and south-east Pacific (Chile).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
General References
Russell, B.C. 1994. Family Aploadactylidae. pp. 642-643, figs 564-565 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
Russell, B.C. 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). Journal of Natural History 34: 2157-2171
Russell, B.C. 2008. Family Aplodactylidae. pp. 623-624 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [623]
History of changes
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Species Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, 1839
Marblefish, Keke, Kelpies, Marbled Kelpfish, Sea Carp, Seacarp, Southern Sea Carp, Southern Seacarp, Stinky Groper
- Aplodactylus arctidens Richardson, J. 1839. Account of a collection of fishes from Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7: 95-100 [96].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1841.1.14.23, Port Arthur, TAS. - Aplodactylus meandratus Richardson, J. 1842. Descriptions of Australian fish. Part 1. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 3(1): 69-131 figs 4-6 [83].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, New Zealand
Comment: based on Sciaena maeandratus of Solander (manuscript) and a Parkinson figure. - Parhaplodactylus marmoratus Thominot, A. 1883. Note sur un poisson de genre nouveau appartenant à la famille des sparidées. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris 7 7: 140-141 [dated 1882] [140].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.7422 dry, TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Russell, B.C. 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). Journal of Natural History 34: 2157-2171 [2160]
Generic Combinations
- Dactylosargus arctidens (Richardson, 1839). —
Gill, T.N. 1862. Synopsis of the family of cirrhitoids. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(3): 102-122 [112] (changed combination as type of genus Dactylosargus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [256]
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [393] - Crinodus marmoratus (Thominot, 1883). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [257]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1384) - Dactylosargus meandratus (Richardson, 1843). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [256]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
South of Mallacoota, VIC, (37°41'S, 149°40'E) to southern TAS and Kangaroo Island, SA (137°52'E); temperate, south-west Paacific (New Zealand).
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
1-40 m, usually In shallow, weedy reefs.
General References
Francis, M. 2001. Coastal Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland : Reed Publishing (NZ) 3rd edn, 103 pp. [56]
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [393] (as Dactylosargus arctidens)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [259] (as Dactylosargus arctidens and D. meandratus and p. 257 as Crinodus marmoratus)
Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 [201]
Russell, B.C. 1994. Family Aploadactylidae. pp. 642-643, figs 564-565 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [643]
Russell, B.C. 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). Journal of Natural History 34: 2157-2171 [2160]
Russell, B.C. 2008. Family Aplodactylidae. pp. 623-624 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [623]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1382 as Dactylosargus arctidens and 1384 as Crinodus marmoratus)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [207] (Southern Sea Carp)
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. [643] (Kelpies, Seacarp, Southern Seacarp)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [393] (New Zealand) (Marblefish, Keke, Marbled Kelpfish, Sea Carp, Stinky Groper)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Marblefish)
History of changes
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- Haplodactylus etheridgii Ogilby, J.D. 1889. The reptiles and fishes of Lord Howe Island. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 2(3): 51-74 pls 2-3 [57] [the generic name is an unjustified emendation and name is considered to have been descirbed as Aplodactylus, see comment under genus].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.1515-1516, Admiralty Islets, Lord Howe Island.
Generic Combinations
- Aplodactylus etheridgii (Ogilby, 1889). —
Waite, E.R. 1904. Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 4. Records of the Australian Museum 5(3): 135-186 fig. 32 pls 17-24 (correction of generic name)
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; subtropical, south-west Pacific (Kermadec Islands and New Zealand).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [415]
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [164]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef.
General References
Francis, M. 2001. Coastal Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland : Reed Publishing (NZ) 3rd edn, 103 pp.
Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 [201]
History of changes
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Species Aplodactylus lophodon Günther, 1859
Rock Cale, Cockatoo Fish, Cocky, Joey, Rock Cocky, Sea Carp
- Haplodactylus lophodon Günther, A. 1859. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. London : British Museum Vol. 1 524 pp. [435] [the generic name is an unjustified emendation and the species is regarded as having been described in the genus Aplodactylus; see comment under genus].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1851.10.2.1, NSW; BMNH 1859.6.3, NSW. - Aplodactylus obscurus Castelnau, F.L. de 1879. Essay on the ichthyology of Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 3(4): 347-402 [374].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.1216, Sydney Market, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Russell, B.C. 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). Journal of Natural History 34: 2157-2171 [2164]
Generic Combinations
- Crinodus lophodon (Günther, 1859). —
Gill, T.N. 1862. Synopsis of the family of cirrhitoids. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(3): 102-122 [112] (changed combination as type of genus Crinodus) - Aplodactylus lophodon (Günther, 1859). —
Castelnau, F.L. de 1879. Essay on the ichthyology of Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 3(4): 347-402 [350, 374] (correction of spelling of generic name)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Mudjimba Island, QLD (26°37'S) to Flinders Island, TAS (39°57'S, 148°20'E); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [324]
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Exposed rocky shores, 1-30 m.
General References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [208] (as Crinodus lophodon)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [78, 135] (as Crinodus lophodon)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [256] (as Crinodus lophodon)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [256] (as Crinodus lophodon)
Russell, B.C. 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). Journal of Natural History 34: 2157-2171 [2163]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1383, as Crinodus lophodon)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [208] (Cockatoo Fish, Cocky, Sea Carp)
Edgar, G.J. 2000. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland Revised Edn, 544 pp. [469] (Rock Cocky)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [256] (Rock Cale)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Rock Cale)
History of changes
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Species Aplodactylus westralis Russell, 1987
Western Seacarp, Cockatoo Morwong, Western Australian Seacarp, Western Sea Carp
- Aplodactylus westralis Russell, B.C. 1987. New Australian fishes. Part 20. A new species of Aplodactylus (Aplodactylidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 85-87 fig. 1 [85, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.20233–012, Cape Naturaliste, WA [33°40'S, 115°00'E].
Paratype(s) WAM P.4728–001; WAM P.21799–001; WAM P.5877–001.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rottnest Island, WA (32°03'S) to York Peninsula, SA (approximately 137°15'E); temperate. Distribution in SA based on observation by B. Hutchins.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Common in weedy reef areas, 1-20 m.
General References
Russell, B.C. 1994. Family Aploadactylidae. pp. 642-643, figs 564-565 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [643]
Russell, B.C. 2000. Review of the southern temperate fish family Aplodactylidae (Pisces: Perciformes). Journal of Natural History 34: 2157-2171 [2167]
Russell, B.C. 2008. Family Aplodactylidae. pp. 623-624 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [624]
Common Name References
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. [643] (Cockatoo Morwong, Western Australian Seacarp)
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [83] (Western Sea Carp)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [244] (Western Seacarp)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Western Seacarp)
History of changes
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| 13-Nov-2012 | 13-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |