Species Erythrocles schlegelii (Richardson, 1846)
Japanese Rubyfish
- Emmelichthys schlegelii Richardson, J. 1846. Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the 15th meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1845: 187-320 [272].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (based on Erythrichthys in Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. 1845. Pisces. 113-132 pls 60 (in part), 61-71 in Siebold, P. Fr. de (ed.). Fauna Japonica. Leyden : Apud Arnz & Socios Vol. 4(7).; 117, pl. 63 (fig. 1)), Nagasaki, Japan.
Generic Combinations
- Erythrocles schlegelii (Richardson, 1846). —
Jordan, D.S. 1919. New genera of fishes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 70: 341-344 [342] (changed combination with naming of genus Erythrocles)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Rottnest Island (based on photo), WA and north of Cato Reef, QLD (based on specimens in QM); tropical, Indo-west Pacific (South Africa, South China Sea and Japan)
IMCRA
Kenn Province (17), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
200-500 m.
General References
Heemstra, P.C. & Randall, J.E. 1977. A revision of the Emmelichthyidae (Pisces : Perciformes). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 28: 361-396 figs 1-5 [372] (as Erythrocles schlegelii)
Common Name References
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [638] (Japanese Rubyfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 20-Apr-2012 | ADDED |