Species Lethrinus harak (Forsskål, 1775)
Thumbprint Emperor, Black Blotch Emperor, Black-blotch Emperor
Type data:
Lectotype ZMUC P49348, Red Sea.Subsequent designation references:
Klausewitz, W. & Nielsen, J.G. 1965. On Forsskål's collection of fishes in the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis 22: 1-29 figs 1-3 pls 1-38 [21].- Lethrinus rhodopterus Bleeker, P. 1852. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Singapore. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 3: 51-86 [65].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 5758, Singapore. - Lethrinus papuensis Alleyne, H.G. & Macleay, W.J. 1877. The ichthyology of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(3–4): 261-281, 321-359, pls 3-9, 10-17 [pp. 261-281, pls 3-9 published Feb 1877; pp. 321-359, pls 10-17 published Mar 1877] [276].
Type data:
Holotype AMSA I.16339-001 (ex MAMU F590), Hall Sound, Central Province, Papua New Guinea.
Generic Combinations
- Lethrinus harak (Forsskål, 1775). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [226] - Lethrinus harak papuensis (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1236)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Darnley Island (09°35'S) to Orpheus Island (18°37'S), QLD, also Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [11]
- 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 [263]
- 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 [94]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, sand bottom marine.
General References
Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Sparidae, Lethrinidae. pp. 2990-3050 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. [3032]
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [318] (as L. rhodopterus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [226]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1229 as L. rhodopterus and 1236 as L. harak papuensis)
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [82] (Black-blotch Emperor)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [201] (Black Blotch Emperor)
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. [200] (FAO) (Thumbprint Emperor)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Thumbprint Emperor)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 19-Dec-2012 | 01-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |