Species Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)
Snubnose Drummer, Blue Sea Chub, Topsail Drummer
Type data:
Neotype MNHP A-1933, Red Sea.Subsequent designation references:
Sakai, K. & Nakabo, T. 2006. Taxonomic reviews of two Indo-Pacific sea chubs, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775) and Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886). Ichthyological Research 53(4): 337-356 [339].- Pachymetopon squamosum Alleyne, H.G. & Macleay, W.J. 1877. The ichthyology of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(3–4): 261-281, 321-359, pls 3-9, 10-17 [pp. 261-281, pls 3-9 published Feb 1877; pp. 321-359, pls 10-17 published Mar 1877] [275, pl. 9(1)].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.16342–001, Hall Sound, New Guinea. - Scorpis vinosa Alleyne, H.G. & Macleay, W.J. 1877. The ichthyology of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(3–4): 261-281, 321-359, pls 3-9, 10-17 [pp. 261-281, pls 3-9 published Feb 1877; pp. 321-359, pls 10-17 published Mar 1877] [277, pl. 9(2)].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.16349–001, Darnley Island, QLD [9°35'S, 143°46'E]. - Pimelepterus indicus Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1831. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 7 531 pp. pls 170-208. [270].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 1221, no locality given, but probably Java.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [238]
- Sakai, K. & Nakabo, T. 2006. Taxonomic reviews of two Indo-Pacific sea chubs, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775) and Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886). Ichthyological Research 53(4): 337-356 [339]
- Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [28-30]
Generic Combinations
- Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775). —
Seale, A. 1906. Fishes of the South Pacific. Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 4(1): 1-89 figs 1-23 [47]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [238] - Kyphosus indicus (Cuvier, 1831). —
Jordan, D.S. & Snyder, J.O. 1901. A preliminary check list of the fishes of Japan. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 3: 31-159 [80]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [237] - Opisthistius squamosus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877). —
Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [320]
Introduction
Previously thought to be restricted to Indo-Pacific Ocean, however photos and molecular samples suggest a distribution including the Caribbean region of the Atlantic (Knudsen & Clements 2013).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Coral Bay (23°02'S) to Kendrew Island (20°29'S), WA, Rowley Shoals (17°29'S) and Scott Reef (14°04'S), WA, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Timor Sea (12°15'S), Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea (10°24'S), and Murray Island, QLD (9°56'S) to Sandy Beach (30°09'S) NSW, also Herald Cay and Coringa Islets, Coral Sea, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific and Mid Atlantic (Caribbean).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [79]
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [12]
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [162] (Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island)
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270 [264]
- Hutchins, J.B., Williams, D.McB., Newman, S.J., Cappo, M. & Speare, P. 1995. New records of fishes for the Rowley Shoals and Scott/Seringapatam Reefs, off north-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 17: 119-123 [121]
- 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) [323]
- Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [30, 33] (see WAM records in Material examined)
- Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Thompson, A.A. 2003. Marine surveys undertaken in the Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve, March-April 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science 59 pp. [42]
- Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005: 83-105 [95]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: herbivore.
Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef, schooling.
Extra Ecological Information
To 25 m.
General References
Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [28-34]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [238] (and p. 237 as K. indicus)
Sakai, K. 2001. Kyphosidae. pp. 3290-3296 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. [3293]
Sakai, K. & Nakabo, T. 2006. Taxonomic reviews of two Indo-Pacific sea chubs, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775) and Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886). Ichthyological Research 53(4): 337-356 [339]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (1293, as Opisthistius squamosus)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [212] (Snubnose Drummer)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [215] (Topsail Drummer)
Sakai, K. 2001. Kyphosidae. pp. 3290-3296 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. [3293] (FAO) (Blue Sea Chub)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Snubnose Drummer)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | KYPHOSIDAE | 17-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 23-Nov-2012 | 20-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |