Genus Microcanthus Swainson, 1839
Type species:
Chaetodon strigatus Cuvier, 1831 by monotypy.
Introduction
Genus recently reviewed by Tea et al. (2019) and Tea & Gill (2020) who showed the presence of divergent clades within Microcanthus. They removed M. joyceae from synonymy with M. strigatus for the SW Pacific form occurring on the east coast of Australia, and retained M. strigatus for the Western Australian and NW Pacific species.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South-west Pacific, Japan and Hawaii.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
General References
Tea, Y.-K., Van Der Wal, C. Ludt, W.B., Gill, A.C., Lo, N. & Ho, S.Y.W. 2019. Boomeranging around Australia: Historical biogeography and population genomics of the anti‐equatorial fish Microcanthus strigatus (Teleostei: Microcanthidae). Molecular Ecology 28: 3771-3785
Tea, Y.-K. & Gill, A.C. 2020. Systematic reappraisal of the anti-equatorial fish genus Microcanthus Swainson (Teleostei: Microcanthidae), with redescription and resurrection of Microcanthus joyceae Whitley. Zootaxa 4802(1): 41-60
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2023 | MICROCANTHIDAE | 08-Dec-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |
| 25-Feb-2012 | 25-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Feb-2015 | 13-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Nov-2012 | 11-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |