Species Meuschenia scabra (Forster, 1801)
Velvet Leatherjacket, Cosmopolitan Leatherjacket, Cream Fish, Kokiri, Scaber Leatherjacket
- Balistes scaber Forster, J.R. in Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus ex Illustratum. Berlin. 584 pp. 110 pls [477] [derivation is apparently from the Latin adjective scaber = rough, referring to the rough texture of the skin; scabra is the appropriate ending when in Meuschenia].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Pacific Ocean. - Monacanthus setosus Waite, E.R. 1899. Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. Thetis off the coast of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4: 1-132 figs 1-10 pls 1-31 [91, pl. 15].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.4023, Wollongong, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hutchins, J.B. 1977. Descriptions of three new genera and eight new species of monacanthid fishes from Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 5(1): 3-58 figs 1-13 [56] (as Parika scaber)
Generic Combinations
- Meuschenia scabra (Forster, 1801). —
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. Family Monacanthidae. pp. 866-891 figs 767-787 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [885] (changed combination cited, as Meuschenia scaber) - Parika scabra (Forster, 1801). —
Whitley, G.P. 1955. Sidelights on New Zealand Ichthyology. The Australian Zoologist 12(2): 110-119 fig. 6 [111] (changed combination as type of genus Parika) - Navodon setosus (Waite, 1899). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [58]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Meuschenia scaber Forster, 1801. —
Allen, G.R., Allen, C.J. & Cross, N.J. 2006. Families Balistidae and Monacanthidae. pp. 1869-1900 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. [1890] (misspelling of species name)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Sydney, NSW (33°53'S) to Cape Naturaliste, WA (33°32'S) and TAS, also Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; temperate, south-west Pacific (Chatham Islands, Kermadec Islands and New Zealand
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
- Francis, M. 2001. Coastal Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland : Reed Publishing (NZ) 3rd edn, 103 pp. [95] (as Parika scaber)
- Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155 [155] (as Parika scaber)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, estuary, inshore, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
6-200 m.
General References
Ayling, T. & Cox, G.J. 1982. Collins Guide to the Seafishes of New Zealand. Auckland : Collins 343 pp. 48 pls 475 figs. [313] (as Parika scaber)
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. Family Monacanthidae. pp. 866-891 figs 767-787 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [885]
Hutchins, J.B. 2008. Family Monacanthidae. pp. 822-841 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [837]
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [66, 87] (as Parika scaber)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [506] (as Parika scaber)
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [408] (as Parika scaber)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [419] (as Cantherhines setosus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [58] (2354, as Navodon setosus)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [159] (as Parika scaber)
Common Name References
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. [886] (Cosmopolitan Leatherjacket, Cream Fish, Kokiri, Scaber Leatherjacket)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Australian Marketing Name) (Velvet Leatherjacket)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [159] (Velvet Leatherjacket)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |