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
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Nov-2012 | 23-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |