Genus Cheilodactylus Lacépède, 1803

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Genus Cheilodactylus Lacépède, 1803

Cheilodactylus Lacépède, B.G. 1803. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 5 803 pp. 21 pls. [5].
Type species:
Cheilodactylus fasciatus Lacépède, 1803 by monotypy.

Introduction

Molecular studies suggest that the genus Cheilodactylus may be polyphyletic (Burridge & Smolenski 2004). Randall (2005) elevated Goniistius from a subgenus to a genus and indicated that C. Burridge intended to restrict the genus Cheilodactylus to two South African species. Burridge & Smolenski (2004) and Burridge & White (2000) did not find evidence for monophyly of Goniistius as recognised up to that time. Burridge & White (2000) considered that seven species were sufficiently different to be separated into the genus Goniistius. However, Burridge (2004) treated Goniistius as a subgenus of Cheilodactylus. Burridge & Smolenski (2004) did indicate that the two South African species were monophyletic and distinct from other Cheilodactylus. We do not accept taxonomic changes in popular books, particularly where the work has been done by another worker. That factor plus the inconsistency in the literature has led us to retain the existing classification until a more thorough scientific work is published.

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications: CHEILODACTYLIDAE: Cheilodactylus vittatus Garrett, 1864 — Burridge, C.P. 2004. Cheilodactylus (Goniistius) francisi, a new species of Morwong (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea) from the southwest Pacific. Records of the Australian Museum 56: 231-234 (restricted to Hawaiian Islands)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), 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), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)