Species Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782)
Japanese Pineapplefish, Japanese Pineapple-fish
- Gasterosteus japonicus Houttuyn, M. 1782. Beschryving van eenige Japanische visschen en andere zeeschepselen. Verhandelingen uitgegeeven door de Hollandse Maatschappye der Wetenschappen te Haarlem 20(2): 311-350 [329].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Japan. - Monocentris carinata Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus ex Illustratum. Berlin 584 pp. 110 pls. [100, pl. 24] [nom. nov. for Gasterosteus japonicus Houttuyn 1782 (unnecessary)].
- Cleidopus novaezelandicus Powell, A.W.B. 1938. A new Cleidopus and four other fishes new to New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 2(3): 151-156 fig. 37 [151, pl. 36].
Type data:
Holotype AIM, south of Gisborne, New Zealand.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782). —
Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (eds) 1984. The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo : Tokai University Press Vol. 1–2 437 pp. 247 figs 370 pls. [109] (changed combination cited)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Monocentris japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) [treated genus as masculine, but is apparently feminine]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [364]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA (24º52´S) to Botany Bay, NSW (34ºS); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, nocturnal.
General References
Kotlyar, A.N. 1996. Beryciform Fishes of the World Ocean. Moscow : VNIRO Publishing 368 pp. [205] (listed Monocentris novaezelandica as possibly distinct)
McKay, R.J. 1970. Additions to the fish fauna of Western Australia. 5. Western Australian Fisheries. Bulletin 9(5): 3-24 figs 1-2
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Monocentridae. pp. 765-766 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. [766]
Roberts, C.D. 2015. Families Anoplogastridae, Diretmidae and Monocentridae. pp. 1002-1008 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [1008]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [71] (Japanese Pineapplefish)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [84] (Japanese Pineapple-fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Japanese Pineapplefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | BERYCIFORMES | 20-May-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |