Genus Mulloidichthys Whitley, 1929
- Mulloidichthys Whitley, G.P. 1929. Studies in Ichthyology No. 3. Records of the Australian Museum 17(3): 101-143 figs 1-5 pls 30-34 [122] [nom. nov. for Mulloides Bleeker, 1849].
- Mulloides Bleeker, P. 1849. Bijdrage tot de kennis der Percoïden van den Malayo-Molukschen Archipel, met beschrijving van 22 nieuwe soorten. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 22: 1-64 [6] [junior homonym of Mulloides Richardson, 1842 (Pisces)].
Type species:
Mullus flavolineatus Lacépède, 1801 by subsequent designation, see Bleeker, P. 1876. Systema Percarum revisum Pars I et II. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 11: 247-340 [333].
Introduction
The names of the species in this genus have often been confused and the nomenclature is complex. Identifications in the literature before 1984 of these species often have the names reversed. Mulloidichthys auriflamma (Forsskål, 1775) has been frequently used in the literature for the species treated here as Mulloidichthys flavolineatus. The former species has been shown to belong in the genus Parupeneus and is now treated as a junior synonym of Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
General References
Fourmanoir, P. & Guézé, P. 1976. Pseudupeneus forsskali nom. nov. (= Mullus auriflamma Forsskål 1775). Travaux et Documents de l'ORSTOM, Paris 47: 45-48
Randall, J.E. 2001. Mullidae. pp. 3175-3200 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp.
Uiblein, F. 2011. Taxonomic review of western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus Mulloidichthys (Family Mullidae), with description of a new species and remarks on colour and body form variation in Indo-West Pacific species. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 13: 51-73
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | MULLIDAE | 17-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 17-Dec-2012 | 17-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED |