Species Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792)
Painted Sweetlips, Australian Slatey, Blackall, Bluey, Greysweetlips, Moke, Morwong, Mother-in-law Fish, Painted Blubber-lips, Painted Sweetlip Bream, Slate Bream, Slate Sweetlips, Slatey Sweetlips, Smokey Bream, Thicklip, Thicklip Bream, Yellowdot Sweetlips
- Perca picta Thunberg, C.P. 1792. Atskillige förut okände fiskar af abborslägtet (Perca). Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 13: 141-143 [143, pl. 5].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Nagasaki, Japan. - Diagramma labiosum Macleay, W.J. 1883. Notes on a collection of fishes from the Burdekin and Mary Rivers, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(2): 199-213 [202].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Wide Bay, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Johnson, J.W., Randall, J.E. & Chenoweth, S.F. 2001. Diagramma melanacrum new species of haemulid fish from Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines with a generic review. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 657-676 [664] (as distinct subspecies)
Generic Combinations
- Diagramma pictum labiosum (Macleay, 1883) [from Australia and southern New Guinea]. —
Johnson, J.W., Randall, J.E. & Chenoweth, S.F. 2001. Diagramma melanacrum new species of haemulid fish from Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines with a generic review. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 657-676
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [265] - Spilotichthys pictus (Thunberg, 1792). —
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [403] - Plectorhinchus pictus (Thunberg, 1792). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [217]
Introduction
This species has been treated as a single widely distributed species, as a single species with two to five subpecies (Johnson et al. 2001; Randall 2005; Johnson 2010) or two separate species (McKay 2001), Diagramma pictum and Diagramma labiosum.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos Islands, WA (28°46'S) to Sydney (33°53'S), and Lord Howe Island NSW; tropical, Indo-west Pacific, sometimes regarded as distinct species, D. labiosum, confined to Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Guinea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Francis, M.P. 1991. Additions to the Fish Faunas of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 45(2): 204-220 figs 1-44 [161] (Lord Howe Island, as Diagramma labiosum)
- Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. pp. 239-253 in Wells, F. (ed.). The Marine Fauna and Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [248]
- 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) [320] (as Diagramma pictum labiosum)
- 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 [61]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [200]
Johnson, J.W., Randall, J.E. & Chenoweth, S.F. 2001. Diagramma melanacrum new species of haemulid fish from Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines with a generic review. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 657-676 [664-667] (as Diagramma pictum labiosum)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [189] (as Diagramma labiosus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [217] (as Plectrorhinchus pictus)
McKay, R.J. 2001. Haemulidae. pp. 2961-2989 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. [2967] (and 2966, as D. labiosum, recognised species as largely geographically separate, but overlapping in Indonesia)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1183, as Spilotichthys pictus)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [126] (Yellowdot Sweetlips)
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [160] (Moke, Slatey Sweetlips, Smokey Bream)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [304] (Blackall, Bluey, Morwong, Slate Bream, Thicklip, Thicklip Bream)
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [200] (Mother-in-law Fish, Painted Blubber-lips)
Johnson, J.W., Randall, J.E. & Chenoweth, S.F. 2001. Diagramma melanacrum new species of haemulid fish from Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines with a generic review. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(2): 657-676 [664] (for D. labiosum) (Australian Slatey)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [189] (for D. labiosum) (Painted Sweetlips)
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. [182] (for D. labiosum) (Slate Sweetlips)
McKay, R.J. 2001. Haemulidae. pp. 2961-2989 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. [2967] (FAO) (Painted Sweetlips, Greysweetlips)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Painted Sweetlips)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [139] (Painted Sweetlip Bream)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 18-Dec-2012 | 05-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |