Species Chaetodontoplus personifer (McCulloch, 1914)
Yellowtail Angelfish, Angelfish, Personifer Angelfish, Spotted-faced Angel-fish, Yellow-tail Angelfish, Yellowtail Anglefish [sic]
- Holacanthus personifer McCulloch, A.R. 1914. Notes on some Western Australian fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum 1(3): 211-227 fig. 1 pls 19-31 [221].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.28592–001, Shark Bay, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Chaetodontoplus personifer (McCulloch, 1914). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (1361, changed combination cited) - Holacanthus (Chaetodontoplus) personifer (McCulloch, 1914). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [252]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos, WA (28°30'S) to Arafura Sea, NT (134°30'E), records from eastern Australia based on related C. meredithi; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Silty inshore areas.
General References
Kuiter, R.H. 1990. A new species of angelfish (Pomacanthidae), Chaetodontoplus meredithae from eastern Australia. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 16(4): 113-116
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [252] (as Holacanthus (Chaetodontoplus) personifer)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (1361)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [253] (Yellow-tail Angelfish)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [134] (Yellowtail Anglefish [sic])
Kuiter, R.H., Debelius, H. & Tanaka, H. 2003. Pomacanthidae, a Comprehensive Guide to Angelfishes. Melbourne : Zoonetics 206 pp. [121] (Personifer Angelfish)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [262] (Spotted-faced Angel-fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Angelfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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19-Dec-2012 | 19-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |