Species Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean, 1907)
Eyebrow Tuskfish, Purple Eyebrowed Tuskfish, Zamboanga Tuskfish
- Choerops zamboangae Seale, A. & Bean, B.A. 1907. On a collection of fishes from the Philippine Islands made by Maj. Edgar A. Mearns, Surgeon, U.S. Army, with descriptions of seven new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 33(1568): 229-248 figs 1-8 [236, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 57864, Zamboanga, Philippines.
Paratype(s) USNM 61154.
Generic Combinations
- Choerodon zamboangae (Seale & Bean, 1907). —
Jordan, D.S. & Richardson, R.E. 1910. Check-list of the species of fishes known from the Philippine Archipelago. Manila : Bureau of Science pp.1-78. [37] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest of Karratha, WA (19°40'S, 115°45'E) to Arafura Sea south of Evans Shoal, NT (10°03'S, 129°29'E); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
0 - 30 m.
General References
Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross, C.J. Allen & M.F. Gomon 2006. Labridae: Labrinae. pp. 1368-1418 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1381]
Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 68: 1-97 [11]
Westneat, M.W. 2001. Labridae. pp. 3381-3467 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3400]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [114] (Zamboanga Tuskfish)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [258] (Purple Eyebrowed Tuskfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Eyebrow Tuskfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 28-Jun-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |