Genus Apistus Cuvier, 1829

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• Apistus Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 4 518 pp. pls 72-99. [391].

  Type species:

   Apistus alatus Cuvier, 1829 by subsequent designation, see Bleeker, P 1876. Mémoire sur les espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Scorpénoïdes. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 16: 1-100 pls 1-5 [4].
• Hypodytes Gistel, J. 1848. Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs für höhere schulen bearbeitet. Stuttgart xvi 216 pp., 32 pls. [viii] [replacement name; unnecessarily proposed as a replacement name for "Apistes Quoy, Astrol., Fisch." but Quoy had actually used Apistus Cuvier 1829 rather than the unlatinised Apistes; Hypodytes has been treated as valid by some authors].

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Hypodytes Cuvier, 1829 [incorrect author, name dates to Gistel, 1848]. —
  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. [442] (with wrong authorship)
• Apistes Cuvier, 1829 [noted as "Les Apistes" in Cuvier 1829 (Le Règne Animal 2(2):167) French vernacular, but not latinised as; latinised later by Cuvier in Cuiver & Valenciennes 1829 (Histoire Naturelle des Poissons 4) as Apistus]. —
  Cuvier, G. 1829. Le Règne Animal, distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Paris : Déterville Vol. 2, Edn 2, i-xv + pp. 1-406. [167]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-May-2015	SCORPAENIFORMES	12-Oct-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED