Genus Neosynchiropus Nalbant, 1980
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
- Neosynchiropus Nalbant, T.T. 1980. Studies on the reef fishes of Tanzania. II. Neosynchiropus bacescui gen. n., sp. n., an interesting dragonet fish from Makatumbe coral reefs. Travaux du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 20(1): 349-352 [349].
Type species:
Neosynchiropus bacescui Nalbant, 1980 by original designation. - Neosynchiropus Nakabo, T. 1982. Revision of genera of the dragonets (Pisces : Callionymidae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 27(1/3): 77-131 figs 1-30 [79, 83, 92] [junior homonym of Neosynchiropus Nalbant, 1980].
Type species:
Callionymus ocellatus Pallas, 1770 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Nakabo, T. 1983. Revision of the dragonets (Pisces: Callionmyidae) found in the waters of Japan. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 27(4/6): 193-259 [213]
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
CALLIONYMIDAE: Neosynchiropus moyeri (Zaiser & Fricke, 1985) — 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 [60] (lists records for WA and QLD, but there are no confirmed records of this species from Australia)
CALLIONYMIDAE: Synchiropus moyeri Zaiser & Fricke, 1985 [original combination; also see Neosynchiropus moyeri (Zaiser & Fricke, 1985)] — Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [852] (lists species from the Great Barrier Reef, but there are no confirmed records from Australia)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), 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
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 | CALLIONYMOIDEI | 15-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |