Species Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
Halfblack Threefin, Half-black Triplefin
- Tripterygium hemimelas Kner, R. & Steindachner, F. 1867. Über neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren Johann Caesar Godeffroy und Sohn in Hamburg. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 54(1): 356-395 4 pls [371].
Type data:
Neotype USNM 220068, Fagasa Bay, Tutuila Island, American Samoa (original type locality Samoan Islands).Subsequent designation references:
Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [227].
Generic Combinations
- Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner, 1867). —
Jordan, D.S. & Seale, A. 1906. The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the Archipelago, with a provisional checklist of the fishes of Oceania. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (U.S.) for 1905 25: 173-455 figs 1-111 pls 33-53 [416]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Vauclusella annulata (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888) [misidentification]. —
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 [119]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°10'S), New Year Island (133°01'E) and Gove, NT (136°50'E), Ashmore Reef and Herald Cay, Coral Sea and Sir Charles Hardy Island, QLD to Solitary Islands, NSW (30°01'S) and Lord Howe Island; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Fricke, R 1997. Tripterygiid fishes of the western and central Pacific, with descriptions of 15 new species, including an annotated checklist of world Tripterygiidae (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 29: 1-607 figs 1-110 [214]
Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [215]
Common Name References
Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [215] (Half-black Triplefin)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Halfblack Threefin)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2013 | 01-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |