Species Alabes occidentalis Hutchins & Morrison, 2004
Western Shore Eel
Compiler and date details
27 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Alabes occidentalis Hutchins, B. & Morrison, S. 2004. Five new fish species of the genus Alabes (Gobiesocidae: Cheilobranchinae). Records of the Australian Museum 56: 147-158 [153, fig. 4].
Type data:
Holotype AM P.25465-001, Safety Bay, Seal Island, WA [32°17.4'S, 115°41.1'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.42137-001; WAM P.25465-004; WAM P.25805-002; WAM P.27952-012; WAM P.28267-001; WAM P.28280-001; WAM P.28291-001; WAM P.30384-002.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Alabes parvula (McCulloch, 1909) [a misidentification in part, Western Australian distribution only]. —
Springer, V.G. & Fraser, T.H. 1976. Synonymy of the fish families Cheilobranchidae (=Alabetidae) and Gobiesocidae, with descriptions of two new species of Alabes. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 234: 1-23 figs 1-14 [19]
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. Family Gobiesociedae. pp. 305-324, figs 269 -289 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. [314]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Twilight Cove in the Great Australian Bight (126°02'E) to Houtman Abrolhos Islands (28°55'S), WA, possibly further east on the southern coast; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, seagrass.
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 305-324, figs 269-289 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. [314] (as A. parvulus, in part)
Hutchins, J.B. 2008. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 722-741 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [730]
Springer, V.G. & Fraser, T.H. 1976. Synonymy of the fish families Cheilobranchidae (=Alabetidae) and Gobiesocidae, with descriptions of two new species of Alabes. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 234: 1-23 figs 1-14 [19] (as A. parvulus, in part)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2013 | GOBIESOCOIDEI | 09-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |