Species Hoplolatilus starcki Randall & Dooley, 1974
Bluehead Tilefish, Blue Tilefish, Blue-head Tilefish
- Hoplolatilus starcki Randall, J.E. & Dooley, J.K. 1974. Revision of the Indo-Pacific branchiostegid fish genus Hoplolatilus, with descriptions of two new species. Copeia 1974(2): 457-471 figs 1-12 [464, fig. 1c, 6-8].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 7298, Guam, Marianas Islands.
Paratype(s) AM I.17154-001; BMNH 1973.7.17.1; BPBM 7297; BPBM 9202; BPBM 9441; BPBM 9535; BPBM 11662; BPBM 12455-57; BPBM 12571; BPBM 14005; CAS 28353; MNHP 1973-0034; USNM 209535.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Yonge Reef, QLD (14º35´S) and Rowley Shoals, WA; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, coral reef, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
20 - 105 m
General References
Dooley, J.K. 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes : Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two new species. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Circular 411: 1-78 figs 1-44 [65]
Dooley, J.K. 1999. Family Branchiostegidae. pp. 2630-2648 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. [2638]
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [217] (recorded from Rowley Shoals, WA)
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [152] (Blue-head Tilefish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [154] (Blue Tilefish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bluehead Tilefish)
History of changes
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27-Nov-2012 | 27-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |