Species Doryrhamphus negrosensis Herre, 1934
Flagtail Pipefish, Masthead Island Pipe-fish, Masthead Island Pipefish, Queensland Flagtail Pipefish
- Doryrhamphus negrosensis Herre, A.W. 1934. Notes on Fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. The fishes of the Herre Philippine Expedition of 1931. Hong Kong : The Newspaper Enterprise Vol. 1 106 pp. [28].
Type data:
Holotype CAS(SU) 25503, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines (from a tidepool).
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 69776, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines (from a tidepool). - Choeroichthys suillus malus Whitley, G.P. 1954. New locality records for some Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1952–53: 23-30 figs 1-5 [25] [Kuiter (2009) considers Doryrhamphus malus to be valid].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.7154, Masthead Island, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dawson, C.E. 1981. Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Doryrhamphus Kaup (Pisces : Syngnathidae), with descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 44: 1-27 figs 1-17 [19]
Generic Combinations
- Doryrhamphus negrosensis malus (Whitley, 1954) [treated as a valid subspecies of D. negrosensis by Dawson (1981) for the Australian population]. —
Dawson, C.E. 1981. Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Doryrhamphus Kaup (Pisces : Syngnathidae), with descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 44: 1-27 figs 1-17 [19] (changed combination) - Doryrhamphus malus (Whitley, 1954) [treated as a valid species by Kuiter (2000, 2009) for the Australian population of D. negrosensis]. —
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [92] (changed combination)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Choeroichthys suillus mallus Whitley, 1954 [misspelling of subspecies name]. —
Dawson, C.E. 1976. Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Choeroichthys (Pisces : Syngnathidae) with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 89(3): 39-66 figs 1-9 [46]
Introduction
Paxton (1975) correctly identified Choeroichthys suillus malus Whitley, 1954 as a synonym of Doryrhamphus negrosensis Herre, 1934. In revising the genus Dawson (1981) treated D. negrosensis as including two subspecies, D. negrosensis negrosensis Herre, 1934 (Japan to Papua New Guinea) and D. negrosensis malus (Whitley 1954) (Queensland). Kuiter (2000, 2009) raised D. negrosensis malus to species level, treating material collected from Queensland as D. malus (Whitley 1954). We follow Dawson (1981, 1985) in treating D. negrosensis malus as a subspecies until further work is undertaken to determine whether the differences between the two warrant recognition as separate species, and the identity of material collected from Western Australia.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals, WA (17º18´S, 119°22`E) and Lizard Island (14°36'S, 145°32'E) to Masthead Island (23º32´S, 151°44'E), QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [74] (includes Rowley Shoals)
- Allen, G.R. & Russell, B.C. 1986. Part VII Fishes. pp. 79-103 in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Faunal Surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringapatam Reef, northwestern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 25: 1-106 [83]
- Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, B.J., Allen, G.R. and Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 161-206 [179]
- 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 [80]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
0-10m
General References
Dawson, C.E. 1981. Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Doryrhamphus Kaup (Pisces : Syngnathidae), with descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 44: 1-27 figs 1-17 [15] (as D. negrosensis (15) and D. negrosensis malus (19))
Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs (Mississippi) : Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 230 pp. 293 figs pl. 1. [64] (as D. negrosensis and D. negrosensis malus)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [26]
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [92] (as Doryrhamphus malus)
Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Seaford, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 331. [176] (as Doryrhamphus malus)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [90] (621, as Choeroichthys suillus malus)
Paulus, T. 1999. Family Syngnathidae. pp. 2264-2276 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2270] (As D. negrosensis and D. negrosensis malus)
Paxton, J.R. 1975. Heraldia nocturna, a new genus and species of pipefish (family Syngnathidae) from eastern Australia with comments on Maroubra perserrata Whitley. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 40(15): 439-447 figs 1-2 [446] (As D. negrosensis malus)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Syngnathidae. pp. 810-846 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. (As D. negrosensis)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [417] (As D. suillus malus and D. negrosensis)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [38] (508, as D. negrosensis)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [134] (Masthead Island Pipe-fish)
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [92] (Queensland Flagtail Pipefish)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [90] (Masthead Island Pipefish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Flagtail Pipefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 02-May-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 18-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |