Species Chironemus marmoratus Günther, 1860
Eastern Kelpfish, Hiwihiwi, Kelp-fish, Kelpfish, Large Kelpfish
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH skin, Swan River, WA (outside known range of species); BMNH skin, Darnley Island, QLD (outside known range of species).- Chironemus aboriginalis Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [321] [based on Chironemus marmoratus as described and figured in Roughley, T.C. 1916. Fishes of Australia and their Technology. Sydney : Government Printer 296 pp. 58 figs 70 pls. [121, pl. 39] and Ogilby, J.D. 1893. Edible Fishes and Crustaceans of New South Wales. Sydney : Government Printer 212 pp. 51 pls. [54, pl. 17]].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.13722, Narooma and Maroubra, NSW; AM I.3029, Narooma and Maroubra, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Fraser Island (25°21'S) to Gippsland Lakes (146°20'E), VIC and north-eastern TAS, also Lord Howe Island; temperate, south-west Pacific (New Zealand).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), 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
- Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [415]
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [164] (Lord Howe Island)
- 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
Inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
1-20 m.
General References
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]
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. [640]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [256]
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 [690]
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]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1378 and p. 47, 1377, as Chironemus aboriginalis)
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. [391] (New Zealand) (Hiwihiwi, Kelpfish, Large Kelpfish)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [240] (Kelp-fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Eastern Kelpfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Nov-2012 | 15-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |