Genus Oplegnathus Richardson, 1840
- Oplegnathus Richardson, J. 1840. On some new species of fishes from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 8: 25-30 [27].
Type species:
Oplegnathus conwaii Richardson, 1840 by monotypy. - Hoplegnathus Richardson, J. 1844. Description of Australian fish. Part 2. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 3(2): 133-185 figs 7-11 [144] [sometimes listed as a misspelling or emendation, but Richardson lists the genus as Hoplegnathus, genus novum].
Type species:
Oplegnathus conwayii Richardson, 1840 by monotypy (corrected spelling of species name).
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
OPLEGNATHIDAE: Oplegnathus conwaii Richardson, 1840 — Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [632] (restricted to southern Africa and type locality of Tasmania incorrect)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Japan, Hawaii, South America, South Africa.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Western Province (6)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2012 | 15-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |