Genus Acanthopagrus Peters, 1855
- Acanthopagrus Peters, W. 1855. Übersicht der in Mossambique beobachten Fische. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 21(1): 234-282 [242] [as a subgenus of Chrysophrys].
Type species:
Chrysophrys vagus Peters, 1852 (= Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)) by monotypy. - Mylio Lacépède, B.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 4 728 pp. 16 pls. [131] (based on Commerson manuscript) [invalid name; not available, listed in synonymy of Sparus in footnote; Opinion 89 of the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature rejected some of the Commerson names in footnotes].
- Mylio Munro, I.S.R. 1949. Revision of Australian silver breams, Mylio and Rhabdosargus. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 12(4): 182-223 figs 1-5 pls 16-23 [185].
Type species:
Sparus mylio Lacépède, 1802 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 27: 1-663 [352]
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
SPARIDAE: Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775) [restricted to Indian Ocean east to Singapore] — Iwatsuki, Y, Kume, M. & Yoshino, T. 2010. A new species, Acanthopagrus pacificus from the Western Pacific (Pisces, Sparidae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Series A 36(4): 115–130 [116]; Iwatsuki, Y. & Heemstra, P.C. 2010. Taxonomic review of the western Indian Ocean species of the genus Acanthopagrus Peters, 1855 (Perciformes: Sparidae), with description of a new species from Oman. Copeia 2010(1): 123-136 [127]
SPARIDAE: Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782) — Iwatsuki, Y. 2013. Review of the Acanthopagrus latus complex (Perciformes: Sparidae) with descriptions of three new species from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 83(1): 64-95 (restricted the species to the east Asian region (China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan); Australian records largely based on Acanthopagrus morrisoni)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Kanmantoo (KAN), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NT, Qld, WA: Darwin Coastal (DAC)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), 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), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Sparidae, Lethrinidae. pp. 2990-3050 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp.
Hsu, T.-H., Guillén Madrid, A.G., Burridge, C.P., Cheng, H.-Y. & Gwo, J.-C. 2011. Resolution of the Acanthopagrus black seabream complex based on mitochondrial and amplified fragment-length polymorphism analyses. Journal of Fish Biology 79: 1182–1192
Lacépède, B.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 4 728 pp. 16 pls.
Munro, I.S.R. 1949. Revision of Australian silver breams, Mylio and Rhabdosargus. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 12(4): 182-223 figs 1-5 pls 16-23
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2014 | SPARIDAE | 18-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-Dec-2012 | 27-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |