Species Hippichthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849)
Beady Pipefish, Black-chinned Pipefish, Gazelle Pipefish, Mangrove Pipefish, Steep-nosed Pipefish
- Syngnathus penicillus Cantor, T.E. 1850. Catalogue of Malayan fishes. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 18(2): 983-1443 pls 1-14 [dated 1849] [1368].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1860.3.19.526, Sea of Pinang, Malaya. - Syngnathus altirostris Ogilby, J.D. 1890. Descriptions of two new species of Australian lophobranchiate fishes. Records of the Australian Museum 1(3): 55-56 [55].
Type data:
Lectotype AM I.385 (female), Moreton Bay, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) AM B.7063 (male).Subsequent designation references:
Whitley, G.P. 1943. Ichthyological notes and illustrations. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 167-187 figs 1-10 [177, fig. 8]. - Hippichthys gazella Whitley, G.P. 1947. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 3. The Australian Zoologist 11(2): 129-150 figs 1-3 pl. 11 [148].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.2871-001 (figured in Whitley, G.P. 1948. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 4. Australian Zoologist 11(3): 259–276 figs 1–7 pls 24–25 [fig. 5]), Broome, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Parasyngnathus altirostris (Cantor, 1849). —
Whitley, G.P. 1943. Ichthyological notes and illustrations. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 167-187 figs 1-10 [177] (changed combination) - Syngnathus gazella (Whitley, 1947). —
Munro, I.S.R. 1958. Handbook of Australian Fishes. No. 20. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 17(2): 81-84, figs 561-586 [84] (changed combination) - Parasyngnathus gazella (Whitley, 1947). —
Whitley, G.P. 1948. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 4. The Australian Zoologist 11(3): 259-276 figs 1-7 pls 24-25 [268] (changed combination) - Parasyngnathus penicillus (Cantor, 1849). —
Dawson, C.E. 1984. Synopsis of Australian pipefishes usually referred to the syngnathine (tail-pouch) genera Syngnathus, Leptonotus and Histogamphelus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 45: 71-123 [Plates 1-9] [75]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South of Carnarvon, WA (25º20'S, 113º56'E) to Woy Woy, NSW (33º29´S, 151º20'E), also Rowley Shoals, WA (17º35'S, 118º59'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, J.B. 2003. Checklist of marine fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. pp. 453-478 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., & Jones, D.S. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [464]
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [312]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [76]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [352]
- Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, B.J., Allen, G.R. and Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 161-206 [179]
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, inshore, seagrass.
Extra Ecological Information
0-5 m. Lower reaches of freshwater rivers and streams.
General References
Dawson, C.E. 1984. Synopsis of Australian pipefishes usually referred to the syngnathine (tail-pouch) genera Syngnathus, Leptonotus and Histogamphelus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 45: 71-123 [Plates 1-9] [76] (as Parasyngnathus penicillus)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27]
IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011.1. www.iucnredlist.org
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [86] (as Syngnathus altirostris)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [84] (580, as Syngnathus gazella, 581, as Syngnathus altirostris)
Paulus, T. 1999. Family Syngnathidae. pp. 2264-2276 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2271]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Syngnathidae. pp. 810-846 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [824]
Whitley, G.P. 1957. The freshwater fishes of Australia. 11. Pipefishes, garfish, long tom and soles. Aqualife 2(8): 17-26 [19] (as Parasyngnathus altirostris)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [37, 38] (480 Parasyngnathus altirostris , and 486 as P. gazella)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [72] (Mangrove Pipefish)
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [337] (Steep-nosed Pipefish)
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [180] (Beady Pipefish)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [84] (Gazelle Pipefish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Beady Pipefish)
Whitley, G.P. 1957. The freshwater fishes of Australia. 11. Pipefishes, garfish, long tom and soles. Aqualife 2(8): 17-26 [19] (Black-chinned Pipefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 12-Apr-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 16-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |