Species Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931
East-Australian Stripey
- Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, G.P. 1931. Studies in Ichthyology No. 4. Records of the Australian Museum 18(3): 96-133 figs 1-2 pls 11-16 [111, pl. 13(4, 5)].
Type data:
Holotype AMS IA.4012, Shellharbour, NSW. - Microcanthus howensis Whitley, G.P. 1931. Studies in Ichthyology No. 4. Records of the Australian Museum 18(3): 96-133 figs 1-2 pls 11-16 [112].
Type data:
Holotype AMS IA.4018, Lord Howe Island, NSW.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Microcanthus strigatus Cuvier, 1831 [non Chaetodon strigatus Cuvier, 1831, a misidentification]. —
Cockerell, T.D.A. 1915. The scales of some Australian fishes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 3: 35-46 [43] - Chaetodon strigatus non Cuvier, 1831 [a misidentification]. —
Steindachner, F. 1866. Zur Fischfauna von Port Jackson in Australien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 53(1): 424-480 figs 1-7 [435] - Neochaetodon vittatus non Castelnau, 1873 [a misidentification]. —
Castelnau, F.L. de 1879. Essay on the ichthyology of Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 3(4): 347-402 [350]
Introduction
Removed from synonymy with Microcanthus strigatus by Tea & Gill (2020) and based on data from Tea et al. (2019) who used molecular and morphological analysis to demonstrate the presence of deeply divergent clades within the previously monotypic Microcanthus. Tea & Gill (2020) resurrected M. joyceae from synonymy with M. strigatus for the form present in the SW Pacific while retaining the name M. strigatus for the species from Western Australia and the NW Pacific.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Australia from south of Mackay, QLD (21°22'S) to around Mallacoota, VIC (37°33'S), also Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, Tasman Sea; subtropical, temperate, SW Pacific (New Caledonia)
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
General References
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [68, 133] (as M. strigatus)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [215] (as M. strigatus)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [258] (as M. strigatus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [248] (as M. strigatus)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [216] (as M. strigatus)
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 [53]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1289)
Common Name References
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 [53] (East-Australian Stripey)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICROCANTHIDAE | 07-Dec-2022 | ADDED | Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |