Species Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sicklefish, Butter-fish, Butterfish, Concertinafish, Jetto, Peppercorn, Sickle-fish, Silver Moonfish, Spotted Batfish, Spotted Sicklefish, Spotted Sicklefish, Spotted Spadefish
- Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [273].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Asia. - Drepane punctata Solander, D.C. in Richardson, J. 1842. Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 10(62): 25-34 [28] [a secondary homonym of Chaetodon punctatus Linnaeus 1758].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Australia (as New Holland).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1831. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 7 531 pp. pls 170-208. [132] - Drepanichthys punctatus (Linnaeus, 1758). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [243] (Drepanichthys unnecessary replacement name for Drepane)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Onslow, WA (21°38'S) to Bundaberg, QLD (24°52'S) and a single specimen in Queensland Museum from Moreton Bay, QLD (27°15'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), 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) [332] (also p. 342, note 318)
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [362]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, estuary, inshore, soft bottom.
General References
Heemstra, P.C. 2001. Drepanidae. pp. 3221-3223 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. [3223]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [243] (as Drepanichthys punctatus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [43] (1309)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2362] (Spotted Spadefish)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [397] (Butterfish, Sickle-fish)
Heemstra, P.C. 2001. Drepanidae. pp. 3221-3223 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. [3223] (FAO) (Spotted Sicklefish)
Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [204] (Spotted Sicklefish)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [266] (Butter-fish, Peppercorn)
Pollard, J. (ed.) 1980. G.P. Whitley's Handbook of Australian Fishes. North Sydney : Jack Pollard Publishing Pty Ltd 629 pp. [191] (Concertinafish, Jetto, Silver Moonfish)
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. [240] (Spotted Batfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Sicklefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2012 | 02-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Jun-2013 | 27-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |