Species Ogilbyina novaehollandiae (Steindachner, 1880)
Multicolour Dottyback, Multi-coloured Dottyback, Multicoloured Dottyback, Red-and-green Dottyback
- Pseudochromis novaehollandiae Steindachner, F. 1880. Ichthyologische Beiträge (8). Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 80: 119-191 figs 1-3 [1879] [160] [originally as Novae Hollandiae].
Type data:
Holotype SMNS 1859, Port Denison, New Holland. - Dampieria longipinnis Ogilby, J.D. 1908. New or little known fishes in the Queensland Museum. Annals of the Queensland Museum 9(1): 3-41 [34].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.781, Bowen, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gill, A.C. 2004. Revision of the Indo-Pacific dottyback fish subfamily Pseudochrominae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Smithiana, Publication in Aquatic Biodiversity, Monographs 1: 1-213 [44]
Generic Combinations
- Ogilbyina novaehollandiae (Steindachner, 1880). —
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. [125] - Klunzingerina novaehollandiae (Steindachner, 1880) [changed combination only of name, material based on misidentified Ogilbyina queenslandiae]. —
Fowler, H.W. 1957. Notes on Australian Fishes. Ichthyological Notes. Department of Harbours and Marine. Queensland 1(3): 65-72 [67]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Bowen (20º01´S) to Moreton Bay, QLD (27º30´S); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [317]
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [44] (as Pseudochromis novaehollandiae)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
1-30 m.
General References
Gill, A.C. 2004. Revision of the Indo-Pacific dottyback fish subfamily Pseudochrominae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Smithiana, Publication in Aquatic Biodiversity, Monographs 1: 1-213 [44-47]
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [731]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [157] (as Pseudochromis novaehollandiae)
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. [519] (as Pseudochromis novaehollandiae)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [42] (865, as Klunzingerina novaehollandiae)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [96] (Multi-coloured Dottyback)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [262] (Red-and-green Dottyback)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [124] (Multicolour Dottyback)
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. [125] (Multicoloured Dottyback)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Multicolour Dottyback)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 26-Nov-2012 | 26-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |