Species Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Brassy Drummer, Brassy Chub, Long-finned Drummer, Low-finned Drummer, Northern Silver Drummer, Queensland Drummer, Southern Drummer
- Pimelepterus vaigiensis Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1825. Chapter 9. Poissons. 329-401 pls 43-65 in Freycinet, L.C.D. de (ed.). Voyage Autour du Monde, entrepris par orde du Roi, sous le Ministère et conformément aux instructions de S. Exc. M. le Vicomte de Boucharge, secrétaire d'État au Département de la Marine exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendent les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820; publié sous les auspices de S.E.M. le Conte Corbière, secrétaire d'État de l'Intérieur, pour la partie historique et les sciences naturelles, et de S.E.M. le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Secrétaire d'État de la Marine et des Colonies, pour la partie nautique; par M. Louis Freycinet, etc. Paris : Pillet Aîné Vol. 1 + atlas iv 712 pp. [386, pl. 62(4)].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP 9602, Pulau Waigeo, Papua Barat, Indonesia (as Papous Island).
Paralectotype(s) MNHP 1995-0013.Subsequent designation references:
Sakai, K. & Nakabo, T. 1995. Taxonomic review of the Indo-Pacific kyphosid fish, Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 42(1): 61-70 figs 1-4 [66]. - Kyphosus gibsoni Ogilby, J.D. 1912. On some Queensland fishes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 1: 26-65 2 figs pls 13-14 [50].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.30, Moreton Bay, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Sakai, K. & Nakabo, T. 1995. Taxonomic review of the Indo-Pacific kyphosid fish, Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 42(1): 61-70 figs 1-4 [61]
- Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [65-66]
Generic Combinations
- Leptokyphosus gibsoni (Ogilby, 1912). —
Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [320] (changed combination as type of sub-genus Leptokyphosus) - Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). —
Fowler, H.W. 1928. The fishes of Oceania. Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 10: 1-540 figs 1-82 pls 1-49 [222]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] - Kyphosus waigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825). —
Jordan, D.S. & Seale, A. 1906. The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the Archipelago, with a provisional checklist of the fishes of Oceania. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (U.S.) for 1905 25: 173-455 figs 1-111 pls 33-53 [271] (spelling of species name an unjustified emmendation or mispelling)
Introduction
Previously thought to be restricted to the Indo-Pacific however recent molecular work has shown a much greater distribution that includes the eastern Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea (Knudsen & Clements 2013)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Coral Bay (23°02'S) to Cape Leveque (16°24'S), Rowley Shoals (17°29'S) and Scott Reef (14°04'S), WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°14'S), Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Arafura Sea east of Cape Wessel, NT (136°41'E) to Montague Island, NSW (36°16'S), also Herald Cay and Lihou Reef, Coral Sea and and Norfolk Island; tropical, circumglobal
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [12]
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [162] (Norfolk Island)
- 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]
- 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. [470]
- Hutchins, J.B., Williams, D.McB., Newman, S.J., Cappo, M. & Speare, P. 1995. New records of fishes for the Rowley Shoals and Scott/Seringapatam Reefs, off north-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 17: 119-123 [121]
- 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]
- Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Thompson, A.A. 2003. Marine surveys undertaken in the Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve, March-April 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science 59 pp. [42]
- Oxley, W.G., Emslie, M., Muir, P. & Thompson, A.A. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve, March 2004. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science i-vii, 1-67 pp. [55]
- Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005: 83-105 [95]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: herbivore, schooling.
Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
To 25 m.
General References
Knudsen, S.W. & Clements, K.D. 2013. Revision of the fish family Kyphosidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Zootaxa 3751(1): 1-101 [65-75]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [238] (as Kyphosus gibsoni)
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. [3295]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (1294 and 1295, as Leptokyphosus gibsoni)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [92] (Low-finned Drummer)
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. [212] (Brassy Drummer, Northern Silver Drummer)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [339] (Southern Drummer)
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. [215] (Long-finned Drummer)
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. [3295] (FAO) (Brassy Chub)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Brassy Drummer)
Thomson, J.M. 1978. A Field Guide to the Common Sea & Estuary Fishes of Non-tropical Australia. Sydney : Collins 144 pp. [129] (Queensland 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 | 01-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |