Species Lissocampus fatiloquus (Whitley, 1943)
Prophet's Pipefish
- Campichthys fatiloquus Whitley, G.P. 1943. Ichthyological notes and illustrations. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 167-187 figs 1-10 [176, fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.340, Shark Bay, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Lissocampus fatiloquus (Whitley, 1943). —
Dawson, C.E. 1977. Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Lissocampus (Syngnathidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 89(53): 599-620 figs 1-7 [605] (changed combination) - Larvicampus fatiloquus (Whitley, 1943). —
Whitley, G.P. & Allan, J. 1958. The Sea-horse and its Relatives. Melbourne : Georgian House 84 pp. 25 figs. [60] (changed combination) - Ichthyocampus fatiloquus (Whitley, 1943). —
Munro, I.S.R. 1958. Handbook of Australian Fishes. No 21. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 17(3): 85-88 [88] (608, changed combination)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Fremantle (32º03´S, 115º44'E) to Shark Bay (25º48´S, 113º43'E), WA, also southern Bonaparte Archipelago, Kimberley region, WA (15º17'S, 124º16'E), and Sweers Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD (17º10'S, 139º38'E); subtropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30)
Distribution References
- 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. [245]
- Johnson, J.W. & Gill, A.C. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of Sweers Island, Gulf of Carpentaria. Gulf of Carpentaria Scientific Study Report. Geography Monograph Series. Brisbane: Royal Geographic Society of Queensland. pp. 239-260 [241]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, sargassum.
Extra Ecological Information
0-10m
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27]
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] [88] (608, as Ichthyocampus fatiloquus)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Syngnathidae. pp. 810-846 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. [833]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [38] (502, as Larvicampus fatiloquus)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing pp. 240. [135]) (Prophet's Pipefish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 18-Oct-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 17-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |