Species Liachirus whitleyi Chabanaud, 1950
Bearded Sole
- Liachirus whitleyi Chabanaud, P. 1950. Description d'un nouveau Soléidé originaire de la côte orientals du Queensland. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 2e 22(5): 563-567 [563].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.4227, between Broome and Cape Bossut, WA (type locality incorrectly given as Queensland in original description).
Generic Combinations
- Aseraggodes whitleyi (Chabanaud, 1950). —
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Soleidae. pp. 1841-1852 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1844]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth Gulf (22°05'S) to Clerke Reef, Rowley Shoals (17°18'S, 119°21'E), WA, and east of Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD (16°47'S, 139°50'E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
14-39m
General References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 (as Liachirus whitleyi)
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Soleidae. pp. 1841-1852 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1844] (as Aseraggodes whitleyi)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [47] (as Liachirus whitleyi)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [74] (512, as Liachirus whitleyi)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [49] (1523, as Liachirus whitleyi)
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [74] (Bearded Sole)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bearded Sole)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2012 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 13-Feb-2012 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED |