Species Branchiostegus wardi Whitley, 1932
Pink Tilefish, Ward's Horsehead, Ward's Tilefish
- Branchiostegus wardi Whitley, G.P. 1932. Studies in Ichthyology No. 6. Records of the Australian Museum 18(6): 321-348 figs 1-3 pls 36-39 [335, pl. 39(3)].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.5130, Port Stephens, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
QLD to off Lakes Entrance, VIC (38º14´S); temperate, south-west Pacific (New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, marine, soft bottom.
General References
Dooley, J.K. 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes : Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two new species. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Circular 411: 1-78 figs 1-44 [36]
Dooley, J.K. 1999. Family Branchiostegidae. pp. 2630-2648 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2646]
Dooley, J.K. & Kailola, P.J. 1988. Four new tilefishes from the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a review of the genus Branchiostegus. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 35(3): 247-260 [251]
Kramer, S.H., Kramer, S.M. & Newman, S.J. 1994. New deep-water fish records from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Pacific Science 48(1): 70-79 [73]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1264)
Common Name References
Dooley, J.K. 1999. Family Branchiostegidae. pp. 2630-2648 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2646] (FAO) (Ward's Tilefish)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [130] (Pink Tilefish, Ward's Horsehead)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pink Tilefish)
History of changes
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| 27-Nov-2012 | 27-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |