Genus Centriscops Gill, 1862
- Centriscops Gill, T.N. 1862. On a new genus of fishes allied to Aulorhynchus and on the affinities of the family Aulorhynchoidea, to which it belongs. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(5): 233-235 [234].
Type species:
Centriscus humerosus Richardson, 1846 by monotypy. - Limiculina Fowler, H.W. 1907. A collection of fishes from Victoria Australia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 59: 419-432 [425].
Type species:
Centriscops humerosus Richardson, 1846 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mohr, E. 1937. Revision der Centriscidae (Acanthoptergii, Centrisciformes). Dana Reports 13: 1-69 figs 1-33 pls 1-2 [53]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Duhamel, G. 1995. Révision des genres Centriscops et Notopogon, Macroramphosidae des zones subtropicale et tempérée de l'hémisphère sud. Cybium 19(3): 261-303
Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Syngnathidae, Aulostomidae, Fistulariidae, Macroramphosidae. pp. 1050-1072 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 01-May-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |