Species Hyporthodus septemfasciatus (Thunberg, 1793)

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External Links

• Perca septemfasciatus Thunberg, C.P. 1793. Beskrifning pa nya fiskar af abborrslägtet ifrån Japan. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 14: 55-56 [56, pl. 1] [as Perca 7-fasciata; technically a homymym of Perca semptemfasciata Walbaum, 1792, but maintained in interest of stability].

  Type data:

   Holotype UUZM 280, Japan.

 

Generic Combinations

• Epinephelus septemfasciatus (Thunberg, 1793). —
  Boulenger, G.A. 1895. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the perciform fishes. London : British Museum Vol. 1 394 pp. 15 pls. [236]
• Hyporthodus septemfasciatus (Thunberg, 1793). —
  Craig, M.T. & Hastings, P.A. 2007. A molecular phylogeny of the groupers of the subfamily Epinephelinae (Serranidae) with a revised classification of the Epinephelini. Ichthyological Research 54(1): 1-17 [17]
  Craig, M.T., Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y.J. & Heemstra, P.C. 2011. Groupers of the World: a Field and Market Guide. Grahamstown, South Africa : NISC Ltd 356 pp., Appendix 47 pp. [289]

 

Introduction

Material from Western Australia is tentatively identified here as Hyporthodus septemfasciatus. Yearsley et al. (1999) stated that the Western Australian material differs genetically from material from eastern Australia. They recognised two species on the east coast (Hyporthodus ergastularius and a second, which is now considered to be H. octofasciatus). Further studies are needed to determine the identity of the Western Australian material. The figure given in Hutchins & Thompson (1983) is more similar to H. septemfasciatus. Craig et al. (2011) treated Hyporthodus septemfasciatus as restricted to the north-west Pacific.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North-west of Geraldton, WA (28°15'S to 28°30´S); tropical, north Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Province (6)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

5–220 m, usually below 100 m.

 

General References

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. [1015] (as E. octofasciatus, in part, Western Australia)

Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [30]

Katayama, M. 1960. Fauna Japonica. Serranidae (Pisces). Tokyo : Biogeographical Society of Japan 189 pp. 86 pls. [108]

Randall, J.E., Hoese, D.F. & Last, P.L. 1993. On the status of the Australian serranid fishes Epinephelus ergastularius Whitley and E. thompsoni Whitley. Records of the Australian Museum 45: 25-31 (as Epinephelus octofasciatus, in part, WA material only)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [213]

 

Common Name References

FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Convict Grouper)

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

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [38] (Convict Grouper)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
03-Dec-2012		03-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		31-Oct-2011	MODIFIED