Species Chironemus maculosus (Richardson, 1850)
Silver Spot
- Threpterius maculosus Richardson, J. 1850. Notices of Australian fish. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 18: 58-77 figs 1-3 [70, pl. 2(1, 2)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RSM 1980.073.4, King George Sound, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Chironemus maculosus (Richardson, 1850). —
Günther, A. 1860. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Squamipinnes, Cirrhitidae, Triglidae, Trachinidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae, Xiphiidae. London : British Museum Vol. 2 548 pp. [78]
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Oplegnathidae and Chironemidae. pp. 619-622 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [622]
Meléndez, R. & Dyer, B.S. 2010. Review of the southern hemisphere fish family Chironemidae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidei). Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 45: 683-693 [688] (synonymy of genus Threpterius based on molecular and morphological analyses)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Jervis Bay, NSW (35°S) to Rottnest Island, WA (32°S) and possibly to Port Denison (29°16'S), also north-eastern TAS; temperate, south-west Pacific (New Zealand).
IMCRA
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
1-10 m.
General References
Edgar, G.J. 2008. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland 2nd edn, 624 pp. [533] (as Threpterius maculosus)
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Oplegnathidae and Chironemidae. pp. 619-622 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [622]
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [48, 83] (as Threpterius maculosus)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [255] (as Threpterius maculosus)
Kuiter, R.H. 1994. Family Chironemidae. pp. 638-641, figs 561-563 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. [641] (as Threpterius maculosus)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [392] (as Threpterius maculosus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [256] (as Threpterius maculosus)
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 [200]
Scott, T.D., Glover, C.J.M. & Southcott, R.V. 1974. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 392 pp. figs. [231] (as Threpterius maculosus)
Swinney, G.N. 1982. Some Richardson type specimens in a collection of Australian fishes, with notes on their collector Robert Neill. Archives of Natural History 11(1): 17-25 figs 1-4 [20] (as Threpterius maculosus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1379, as Threpterius maculosus)
Common Name References
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [392] (Silver Spot)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Silver Spot)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2012 | 14-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |