Species Heteroclinus whiteleggii (Ogilby, 1894)

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• Clinus whiteleggii Ogilby, J.D. 1894. Description of five new fishes from the Australasian region. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 9(2): 367-374 [371].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.3175, Jervis Bay, NSW.
• Cristiceps fasciatus Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 6(1): 1-138 pls 1-2 [19] [a junior secondary homonym of Neoblennius fasciatus Castelnau].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.16406–001, Port Jackson, NSW.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Hoese, D.F. in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1-670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671-1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473-2178. [1535]

 

Generic Combinations

• Petraites fasciatus (Macleay, 1881). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1908. Studies in Australian fishes, No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 7(1): 36-43 pls 10-11 [42]
• Heteroclinus fasciatus (Macleay, 1881). —
  Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [329]
• Heteroclinus whiteleggii (Ogilby, 1894). —
  Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [140]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Point Cartwright, QLD (26°41'S) to Nullica Bay, NSW (37°38'S); temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, intertidal, marine, rock reef.

 

General References

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [329] (and as Heteroclinus fasciatus)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [349] (as Petraites fasciatus)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] (1943, as Petraites nasutus, in part)

 

Common Name References

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [329] (Banded Weedfish, Whitelegg's Weedfish)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [392] (mistaken for H. nasutus) (Long-nosed Weed-fish)

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

 

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)