Species Chelmonops curiosus Kuiter, 1986

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• Chelmonops curiosus Kuiter, R.H. 1986. A new species of butterflyfish, Chelmonops curiosus, from Australia's south coast. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 13(3): 73-78 [74].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.13745–001, near Perth, WA.
  Paratype(s) WAM P.4342–001; WAM P.27960–012; WAM P.5322–001; WAM P.24175–001; WAM P.25725–002.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Chelmonops truncatus (Kner, 1859). —
  Waite, E.R. 1921. Illustrated catalogue of the fishes of South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2(1): 1-208 293 figs pl. 1 [116] (misidentification of South Australian material)
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [249] (misidentification of WA material)

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Victor Harbor, SA (138°37'E) to Shark Bay, WA (26°08'S); temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Ecological Descriptors

Inshore, marine, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

2-40 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Steene, R. & Allen, M. 1998. A Guide to Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes. Cairns : Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research 250 pp. figs. [178]

Allen, G.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Chaetodontidae. pp. 608-609 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [609]

Edgar, G.J. 2008. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland 2nd edn, 624 pp. [527]

Kuiter, R.H. 1994. Family Chaetodontidae. pp. 625-627, figs 550-551 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. [626]

Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Butterflyfishes, Bannerfishes and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [155]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [249] (as Chelmonops truncatus, WA distribution only)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (as Chelmonops truncatus, in part)

 

Common Name References

Edgar, G.J. 2000. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland Revised Edn, 544 pp. [463] (Truncate Coralfish)

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. [626] (Coral Fish, Southern Butterflyfish, Squareback Butterflyfish, Talma, Truncate Butterflyfish)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [133] (Western Talma)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [206] (Square-back Butterflyfish)

Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Butterflyfishes, Bannerfishes and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [155] (Square-back Coralfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Western Talma)

 

History of changes

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