Species Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830)
Robinson's Seabream, Blue-lined Large-eye Bream, Blue-lined Sea Bream, Iodine Bream, Maori Sea Bream, Robinson's Sea Bream
- Cantharus grandoculis Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 6 559 pp. pls 141-169. [341].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 8811, Seychelles. - Dentex rivulatus Rüppell, W.P.E. 1838. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt Vol. 4, pp. 81–148, pls 22–33. [116, pl. 29(2)] [junior homonym of Dentex rivulatus Bennett, 1835].
Type data:
Holotype SMF 3042 skin, Jidda, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. - Dentex robinsoni Gilchrist, J.D.F. & Thompson, W.W. 1909. Descriptions of fishes from the coast of Natal. Part 2. Annals of the South African Museum 6(3): 213-279 [226].
Type data:
Holotype SAM 10037, Natal coast south of Durban, South Africa. - Paradentex marshalli Whitley, G.P. 1936. More ichthyological miscellanea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 11(1): 23-51 figs 1-6 pl. 4 [27].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.5284, Rib Reef, near Townsville, Qld.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830). —
Carpenter, K.E. & Allen, G.R. 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 9. Rome : FAO 118 pp. [27] - Gymnocranius robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909). —
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. [220]
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [215]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth Gulf, WA (22°05'S, but possibly south to Yanchep, 31°30'S) to northeast of Townsville, QLD (18°46'S), also Ashmore and Cartier Reefs, Timor Sea (12°32'S) and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
50-100 m.
General 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. [84] (as Gymnocranius robinsoni)
Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Sparidae, Lethrinidae. pp. 2990-3050 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. [3022]
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [215] (as Gymnocranius robinsoni)
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. [220] (as Gymnocranius robinsoni)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1262, as Paradentex marshallii)
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. [84] (Robinson's Seabream)
Carpenter, K.E. & Allen, G.R. 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 9. Rome : FAO 118 pp. [27] (FAO) (Blue-lined Large-eye Bream)
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [215] (Iodine Bream)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [204] (Maori Sea Bream)
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. [198] (Robinson's Sea Bream)
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. [220] (Blue-lined Sea Bream)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Robinson's Seabream)
History of changes
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