Species Gymnocranius griseus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

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External Links

• Dentex griseus Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. 1843. Pisces. 21-72 pls 7A-36 in Siebold, P. Fr de (ed.). Fauna Japonica. Leyden : Apud Arnz & Socios Vol. 4(2–4). [for date of publication Bauchot, M.-L., Whitehead, P.J.P. & Monod, Th. 1982. Date of publication and authorship of the fish names in Eydoux & Souleyet's zoology of la Bonite, 1841–1852. Cybium 6(3): 59–73 [67]] [72, pl. 36].

  Type data:

   Lectotype RMNH D2248, south-west coast of Japan.
  Paralectotype(s) RMNH D323–325; RMNH 1026.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Boeseman, M. 1947. Revision of the fishes collected by Burger and van Siebold in Japan. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 28: 1-242 pls 1-5 [76].

 

Generic Combinations

• Gymnocranius griseus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843). —
  Carpenter, K.E. & Allen, G.R. 1989. FAO Species Catalogue. Emperor fishes and large-eye breams of the world (family Lethrinidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lethrinid species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 9. Rome : FAO 118 pp. [28-30]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cape Cuvier, WA (24°10's), to Timor Sea northwest of Darwin (10°06'S, 129°35'E), and Scott Reef WA (14°05'S, 121°52'E); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific, often confused with G. grandoculis.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

20–80 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [132]

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [84]

Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Sparidae, Lethrinidae. pp. 2990-3050 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. [3023]

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. [220]

 

Common Name References

Boeseman, M. 1947. Revision of the fishes collected by Burger and van Siebold in Japan. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 28: 1-242 pls 1-5 [3023] (FAO) (Grey Large-eye Bream)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Grey Seabream)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
19-Dec-2012		16-Jul-2015	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED