Species Nemadactylus douglasii (Hector, 1875)
Grey Morwong, Blue Morwong, Butterfish, Douglas Morwong, Douglas' Morwong, Eastern Blue Morwong, Great Perch, Lubra-lip, Morwong, Mowie, Porae, Rubber-lip Morwong, Rubberlip Morwong, Rubberlip Perch, Silver Morwong
- Chilodactylus douglasii Hector, J. 1875. Notes on New Zealand ichthyology. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 7(34): 239-250 pls 10-11 [dated 1874] [244].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Ngunguru Bay, north of Wangarei and Bay of Islands, Auckland, New Zealand. - Chilodactylus morwong Ramsay, E.P. & Ogilby, J.D. 1886. On an undescribed species of Chilodactylus from Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1(3): 879-880 [879].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.769, Botany Bay, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Allen, G.R. & Heemstra, P.C. 1976. Cheilodactylus rubrolabiatus, a new species of morwong (Pisces : Cheilodactylidae) from Western Australia, with a key to the cheilodactylid fishes of Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4(4): 311-325 figs 1-2 [312]
Generic Combinations
- Nemadactylus douglasii (Hector, 1875). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1387, changed combination cited) - Dactylopagrus morwong (Ramsay and Ogilby, 1886). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [257]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Moreton Bay, QLD (27°25'S) to Wilsons Promontory, VIC (146°25'E) and east coast of TAS (43°06'E); temperate, south-west Pacific (New Zealand).
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [324]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
10-100 m.
General References
Francis, M. 2001. Coastal Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland : Reed Publishing (NZ) 3rd edn, 103 pp. [60]
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [278]
Kuiter, R.H. 1994. Family Cheilodactylidae. pp. 644-655, figs 566-574 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [652]
Lowry, M. & Cappo, M. 1999. Morwongs. pp. 172-179 in Andrew, N. (ed.). Under Southern Seas -— The ecology of Australia's rocky reefs. Sydney : University of New South Wales Press 238 pp.
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [257] (as Dactylopagrus morwong)
Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 [203]
Roberts, C.D. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Cheilodactylidae and Latridae. pp. 624-632 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [629]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1387)
Common Name References
Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [227] (Lubra-lip, Mowie)
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [215] (Douglas' Morwong)
Edgar, G.J. 2000. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland Revised Edn, 544 pp. [472] (Grey Morwong, Rubberlip Perch)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [652] (Eastern Blue Morwong, Rubber-lip Morwong, Silver Morwong)
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [278] (Grey Morwong)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [397] (Great Perch, Porae)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [238] (Morwong)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Grey Morwong)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [185] (Blue Morwong, Butterfish, Douglas Morwong, Rubberlip Morwong)
History of changes
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