Species Brachaluteres taylori Woods, 1966
Taylor's Pygmy Leatherjacket, Puffer Filefish, Taylor's Leatherjacket
- Brachaluteres taylori Woods, L.P. 1966. Fishes of Marshall and Marianus Islands. Vol. 3. Families from Kraemeriidae through Antennariidae. pp. 1-176 figs 133-155 pls 124-148 in Schultz, L.P., Woods, L.P. & Lachner, E.A. Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 3. Families Kraemeriidae through Antennariidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 3(202): 1-176, figs 133-156, pls 124-148 [97, fig. 154].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 140643, Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Brachaluteres baueri (Richardson, 1846) [misidentification]. —
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [438]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait, QLD (10°02'S, 141°36'E) to off Iluka, NSW (29°23'S), and Lord Howe Island; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [438] (as Brachaluteres baueri)
- 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 [168]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, weed beds.
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Monacanthidae. pp. 3929-3947 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3938]
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1985. Revision of the monacanthid fish genus Brachaluteres. Records of the Western Australian Museum 12(1): 57-78
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1071] (Puffer Filefish)
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [385] (Taylor's Leatherjacket)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Monacanthidae. pp. 3929-3947 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3938] (Taylor's Pygmy Leatherjacket)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Taylor's Pygmy Leatherjacket)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |