Species Cyprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1875)
Lyretail Hawkfish, Lyre-tail Hawkfish, Swallowtail Hawkfish
- Cirrhitichthys polyactis Bleeker, P. 1875. Sur les espèces insulindiennes de la famille des cirrhitéoïdes. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen [Verh. Akad. Amsterdam] 15: 1-20 [16].
Type data:
Lectotype RMNH 5845, Ambon, Indonesia.Subsequent designation references:
Randall, J.E. 1963. Review of the hawkfishes (family Cirrhitidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 114(3472): 389-451 figs 1-16 [444]. - Cyprinocirrhites ui Tanaka, S. 1917. Three new species of Japanese fishes. Zoological Magazine, Tokyo 29: 268-269 [in Japanese] [268].
Type data:
Holotype ZIUT 55053, off Tanabe, Wakayama Pref., Japan.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Randall, J.E. 1963. Review of the hawkfishes (family Cirrhitidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 114(3472): 389-451 figs 1-16 [443]
Generic Combinations
- Cyprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1875). —
Randall, J.E. 1963. Review of the hawkfishes (family Cirrhitidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 114(3472): 389-451 figs 1-16 [443]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South Passage (26°08'S) to west of Fenelon Island (14°05'S), WA, and Lizard Island, QLD (14°40'S) to Jervis Bay, NSW (35°01'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- 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]
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [88]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
In rubble areas.
General References
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [255] (as Cirrhitichthys polyactis)
Randall, J.E. 2001. Cirrhitidae, Cheilodactylidae. pp. 3321-3330 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3325]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (1375)
Common Name References
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [135] (Lyretail Hawkfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [253] (Lyre-tail Hawkfish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [287] (Swallowtail Hawkfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Lyretail Hawkfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 23-Nov-2012 | 23-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |