Species Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949
Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse, Dwarf Pipehorse, Northern Little Pipehorse, Short-pouch Pygmy Pipehorse
Compiler and date details
23 May 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner, A. & Whitley, G.P. 1949. A new pipefish from Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(2): 148-150 figs 1-2 [148, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1890.1.14.51 (unique), Mabuiag, Torres Strait, QLD.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Acentronura tentaculata Günther, 1870 [a misidentification; A. breviperula was previously considered a synonym of A. tentaculata. Kuiter (2000) considers A. tentaculata to be endemic to the Red Sea, with A. breviperula being the correct name for the Australian species]. —
Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs (Mississippi) : Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 230 pp. 293 figs pl. 1.
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [63]
Introduction
Acentronura tentaculata had long been applied to this species in Australia. Kuiter (2000) regarded A. tentaculata as a Red Sea endemic, with A. breviperula the correct name for the Australian species and we follow that work here.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait (9º57'S, 142º11'E) to Bowen (20º01'S, 148º15'E), QLD, and possibly south to Moreton Bay (27º20'S, 153º18'E)(see Kuiter 2009); tropical, East-Indo West Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, seagrass.
Extra Ecological Information
2-40 m
General References
Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs (Mississippi) : Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 230 pp. 293 figs pl. 1. [17] (as A. tentaculata)
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. [74] (as A. tentaculata)
Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Seaford, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 331. [142] (in-situ photograph of specimen reported to be from Moreton Bay, QLD)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [91] (632; as A. tentaculata)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Syngnathidae. pp. 810-846 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. [812] (as A. tentaculata)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [412] (As A. breviperula and A. tentaculata)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [499] (as A. tentaculata)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [38] (549; as A. tentaculata)
Common Name References
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. [74] (Dwarf Pipehorse)
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [63] (Short-pouch Pygmy Pipehorse)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [91] (Northern Little Pipehorse)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 19-Apr-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 20-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |