Species Callanthias allporti Günther, 1876

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• Callanthias allporti Günther, A. 1876. Remarks on fishes, with descriptions of new species in the British Museum, chiefly from southern seas. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 17(43): 389-402 [390].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1875.11.12.38-39, TAS.

 

Generic Combinations

• Anogramma allporti (Günther, 1876). —
  Ogilby, J.D. 1899. Contributions to Australian ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 24(1): 154-186 [175]

 

Introduction

This species has been confused with Callanthias australis and we follow Roberts & Gomon (2008) in restricting this species to eastern Australia, with southern records misidentifications. The two species are sympatric in eastern Australia.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Seal Rocks, NSW (32º28´S) to eastern VIC and TAS; temperate; south-west Pacific (New Zealand).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Norfolk Island Province (21), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Inshore, marine, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

18-200 m.

 

General References

Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp. [11]

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [344] (in part)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [156] (in part, regarded Callanthias platei australis as a synonym)

Roberts, C.D. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Polyprionidae, Serranidae and Callanthiidae. pp. 534-549 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [549]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [42] (859, in part)

 

Common Name References

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [344] (Rosy Perch, Allport's Perch, Splendid Perch)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Rosy Perch)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
14-Nov-2012		14-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED