Species Brachirus fitzroiensis (De Vis, 1882)
Fitzroy Sole
- Synaptura fitzroiensis De Vis, C.W. 1882. Description of three new fishes of Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 7(3): 318-320 [319].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM I.79, Mouth of Fitzroy River, QLD; AM I.373 (syntype destroyed in 1909), Mouth of Fitzroy River, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Brachirus fitzroiensis (De Vis, 1882). —
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [71]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cardwell (18°16'S, 146°01'E) and mouth of the Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, QLD (23°31'S, 150°52'E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coastal, inshore, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
0-50m
General References
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Soleidae. pp. 1841-1852 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1845]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [286] (as Synaptura fitzroiensis)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [71] (492)
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [71] (Fitzroy Sole)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Fitzroy Sole)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 27-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |