Species Randallichthys filamentosus (Fourmanoir, 1970)
Randall's Snapper
- Etelis filamentosus Fourmanoir, P. 1970. Notes Ichthyologiques (I). Cahiers O.R.S.T.O.M. Serie Océanographique 8(2): 19-33 figs 1-10 [28, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 1970-0033 stomach content, off New Caledonia [22°52'S, 162°20'E].
Generic Combinations
- Randallichthys filamentosus (Fourmanoir, 1970). —
Anderson, W.D., Jr., Kami, H.T. & Johnson, G.D. 1977. A new genus of Pacific Etelinae (Pisces: Lutjanidae) with redescription of the type-species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90(1): 89–98 [89] (changed combination as type of genus Randallichthys)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known from scattered localities in east Indian and central-western Pacific Oceans, in Australia from off Esperance in southwest WA, off Scott Reef, northwest WA, and off Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea - the latter based on specimens in the QM and AM; tropical, east Indo-central Pacific
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Southern Province (8)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine, rock bottom–marine.
Extra Ecological Information
150-300 m, 211 m in Australia
General References
Anderson, W.D. & Allen, G.R. 2001. Lutjanidae. pp. 2840-2918 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. [2916]
Leis, J.M. 2005. A larva of the eteline lutjanid, Randallichthys filamentosus (Pisces: Perciformes), with comments on phylogenetic implications of larval morphology of basal lutjanids. Zootaxa 1008: 57-64
Newman, S.J. 2009. First record of Randall's snapper Randallichthys filamentosus (Perciformes: Lujanidae) from the eastern Indian Ocean (north-western Australia). Journal of Fish Biology 75: 1513-1517
Wakefield, C.B., Moore, G.I., Bertram, A.E., Snow, M. & Newman, S.J. 2016. Extraordinary capture of a Randall’s snapper Randallichthys filamentosus in the temperate south-eastern Indian Ocean and its molecular phylogenetic relationship within the Etelinae. Journal of Fish Biology 88: 735-740
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Snappers of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 6. Rome : FAO 208 pp. [156] (Randall's Snapper)
History of changes
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| 16-Jan-2012 | ADDED |