Species Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Segutilum cornelii Whitley, G.P. 1944. Illustrations of some Western Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1943–44: 25-29 figs 1-6 [27, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Neotype WAM P.33451-003 (original type locality Pelsart Island, Houtman Abrolhos, WA), Suomi Island, Houtman Abrolhos Islands [113°49.9'E, 28°41.9'S].

  Subsequent designation references:

  Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [39].

 

Generic Combinations

• Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley, 1944). —
  Scott, E.O.G. 1971. Observations on some Tasmanian fishes. Part 18. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 105: 119-143 fig. 1 [134]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cape Leeuwin (34°22'S) to Murion Islands (21°40'S), WA; subtropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: herbivore.

Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

1-20 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [144]

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. [92] (596)

Edgar, G.J. 2008. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland 2nd edn, 624 pp. [522]

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [68, 133]

Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [42, 82]

Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [35-40]

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. [202]

Scott, E.O.G. 1971. Observations on some Tasmanian fishes. Part 18. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 105: 119-143 fig. 1 [134]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1291 as Segutilum cornelii)

 

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. [92] (Western Buffalo Bream)

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [173] (Cornel's Drummer, Western Drummer)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
23-Feb-2015	KYPHOSIDAE	17-Feb-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
23-Nov-2012		23-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED