Species Malakichthys levis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2001
Smooth Seabass
- Malakichthys levis Yamanoue, Y. & Matsuura, K. 2001. Description of two new acropomatid species of the genus Malakichthys (Teleostei: Perciformes) from Australia. Bulletin of Marine Science 69(3): 1139-1147 [1140, figs 1, 2A, 3(A, D, G), 4A].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.5188-27, north of Dampier Archipelago, WA [19°10.2´S–19°11.1´S, 116°16.1´E–116°20.0´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.22807-054; CSIRO CA.426; CSIRO CA.1782; CSIRO CA.1784; CSIRO H.4085-02; CSIRO H.5188-18; NSMT P.59934; NTM S.12902-002; NTM S.13579-009; NTM S.13580-018; WAM P.26795-001.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Shark Bay, WA (26°46'S), WA to Cape Arnhem, NT; tropical, subtropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
100-400 m
General References
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Acropomatidae. pp. 975-979 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. [977]
Yamanoue, Y. & Matsuura, K. 2004. A review of the genus Malakichthys Döderlein (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with the description of a new species. Journal of Fish Biology 65(2): 511-529 [522]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smooth Seabass)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [37] (Smooth Seabass)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2019 | ACROPOMATIDAE | 15-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 09-Nov-2012 | 09-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |