Species Minysynchiropus claudiae (Fricke, 1990)
Claudia's Dragonet
Compiler and date details
2 October 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Synchiropus claudiae Fricke, R. 1990. A new and rare species of dragonet (Teleostei : Callionymidae) from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 466: 1-13 figs 1-6 [2, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype SMNS 9048, Madang, Papua New Guinea.
Paratype(s) BPBM 16113; SMNS 8479; SMNS 9049; SMNS 8466.
Generic Combinations
- Minysynchiropus claudiae (Fricke, 1990). —
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Callionymidae. pp. 1578-1592 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. [1584]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Halfway Island (11°23'S) to Escape Reef (15°49'S), and Osprey Reef (146°33'E), QLD, based on specimens in the Australian Museum; tropical, New Guinea.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
General References
Fricke, R. 2000. Callionymidae of New Caledonia, with remarks on related species and descriptions of 10 new species from New Caledonia, Australia, New Guinea, and Hawaii (Teleostei). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 617: 1-81 figs 1-35 [5] (as Synchiropus claudiae)
Fricke, R. 2002. Annotated checklist of the dragonet families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (Teleostei: Callionymoidei), with comments on callionymid fish classification. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 645: 1-103 [54] (as Synchiropus (Minysynchiropus) claudiae)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Claudia's Dragonet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 | CALLIONYMOIDEI | 08-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |