Species Calloplesiops altivelis (Steindachner, 1903)

• Plesiops altivelis Steindachner, F. 1903. Über einige neue Fisch- und Reptilienarten des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien 40(3): 17-18 [17] [described subsequently in more detail in Steindachner, F. 1903. Uber einige neue Reptilien-und Fischarten des Hofmuseums in Wien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Wien 113(1): 15–22 1 pl. [17]].

  Type data:

   Holotype NHMW 71398, Nias Island, off west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
• Calloplesiops niveus Fowler, H.W. & Bean, B.A. 1930. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Amiidae, Chandidae, Duleidae and Serranidae, obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross, in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(10): 1-334 figs 1-27 [317].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 89986, Gomomo Island, Pitt Passage, Philippines.
  Paratype(s) USNM 146404–146015.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• McCosker, J.E. 1978. Synonymy and distribution of Calloplesiops (Pisces : Plesiopidae). Copeia 1978(4): 707-710 fig. 1 [708]

 

Generic Combinations

• Calloplesiops altivelis (Steindachner, 1903). —
  McCosker, J.E. 1978. Synonymy and distribution of Calloplesiops (Pisces : Plesiopidae). Copeia 1978(4): 707-710 fig. 1

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Northwest Cape, WA and One Tree Island, QLD (23º30´S); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [94]

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [94]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [132]

Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp. [192-193]

McCosker, J.E. 1978. Synonymy and distribution of Calloplesiops (Pisces : Plesiopidae). Copeia 1978(4): 707-710 fig. 1

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. [133]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [133]

Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2

Tyler, J.C. 1967. Redescription and synonymy of the Indo-Pacific plesiopid fish Barrosia altivelis. Notulae Naturae, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 399: 1-8 figs 1-5

 

Common Name References

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. [133] (Comet)

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

 

History of changes

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		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED