Species Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886)
Silver Drummer, Buff Bream, Buffalo Bream, Buffs, Common Buffalo Bream, Drummer Bream, Southern Silver Drummer, Sydney Drummer
- Pimelepterus sydneyanus Günther, A. 1886. Note on Pachymetopon and the Australian species of Pimelepterus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 18(36): 367-368 [368].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH (stuffed), Port Jackson, NSW. - Pimelepterus meridionalis Ogilby, J.D. 1887. On an undescribed Pimelepterus from Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1886: 539-540 [539].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown 3 specimens, Port Jackson, NSW. - Cridorsa moonta Whitley, G.P. 1938. A new Stromateiform fish from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 6(2): 159-162 pl 16 [159, pl. 16].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA F.2023, Moonta Bay, Spencer Gulf, SA
Comment: holotype reported as destroyed in (Glover, C.J.M. 1976. Vertebrate type-specimens in the South Australian Museum. I. Fishes. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 17(7): 169-175 [174]. - Kyphosus diemenensis Scott, E.O.G. 1971. Observations on some Tasmanian fishes. Part 18. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 105: 119-143 fig. 1 [135].
Type data:
Holotype QVM 1967.5.26, north-east TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [238]
- Sakai, K. & Nakabo, T. 2006. Taxonomic reviews of two Indo-Pacific sea chubs, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775) and Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886). Ichthyological Research 53(4): 337-356 [348]
- Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [61]
Generic Combinations
- Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886). —
Waite, E.R. 1904. A synopsis of the fishes of New South Wales. Memoirs of the New South Wales Naturalists' Club 2: 1-59 [26] - Segutilum sydneyanus (Günther, 1886). —
Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [319] (changed combination as type of genus Segutilium)
Introduction
Easily confused with Kyphosus bigibbus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Moreton Bay, QLD (26°58'S) to Houtman Abrolhos Islands, WA (25°20'S), and TAS; temperate, south-west Pacific. Recent work on museum specimens by Knudsen & Clements (2013) has shown that records of this species from north of Houtman Abrolhos Islands, WA, and from Middleton Reef, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, NSW, are misidentifications of Kyphosus bigibbus. Records from Lord Howe Island may be based on more than one species and it is possible that the species occurs there.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 [49]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. pp. 239-253 in Wells, F. (ed.). The Marine Fauna and Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [248]
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270 [264]
- 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) [323]
- Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [63-64]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: herbivore, schooling.
Estuary, inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
1-30 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Monodactylidae, Arripidae, Kyphosidae, Girellidae, Microcanthidae, Scorpididae. pp. 596-607 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [599]
Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [61-65]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [238]
Sakai, K. 2001. Kyphosidae. pp. 3290-3296 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. [3294]
Sakai, K. & Nakabo, T. 2006. Taxonomic reviews of two Indo-Pacific sea chubs, Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775) and Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther, 1886). Ichthyological Research 53(4): 337-356 [348]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (1292 as Segutilum sydneyanum and p. 46, 1290 as Segutilum klunzingeri)
Common Name References
Edgar, G.J. 2000. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland Revised Edn, 544 pp. [459] (Buff Bream)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [613] (Buffs, Drummer Bream, Sydney Drummer)
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [81] (Common Buffalo Bream)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [211] (Southern Silver Drummer)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [376] (Buffalo Bream)
Sakai, K. 2001. Kyphosidae. pp. 3290-3296 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. [3294] (FAO) (Silver Drummer)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Silver Drummer)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | KYPHOSIDAE | 17-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 23-Nov-2012 | 23-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |