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Species Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855)

Orange Basslet, Orange Fairy Basslet, Orange Seaperch, Scalefin Anthias, Sea Goldie

Miscellaneous Literature Names

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Rowley Shoals (17º35'S) to Scott Reef (14º05'S), WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12º15'S, 123º02'E), Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, and northern Great Barrier Reef, QLD (ca. 10º21'S) to south of Montague Island, NSW (36º15'S), also Coral Sea Islands, Middleton and Elizabeth reefs, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, Tasman Sea; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Christmas Island Province (23), 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

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [90]

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [87]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [302]

Allen, G.R. & Starck, W.A. 1982. The anthiid fishes of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, with the description of a new species. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 9(2): 47-56 figs 1-28 [55] (as Anthias squamipinnis)

Anderson, W.D. Jr. 2018. Annotated checklist of anthiadine fishes (Percoidei: Serranidae). Zootaxa 4475(1): 1-62 [47]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [30]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [139]

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. [114]

Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp. [26] (regarded the species as restricted to the western Indian Ocean)

Kuiter, R.H. & S.L. Kuiter 2018. Coastal Sea-Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Seaford, Victoria : Aquatic Photographics 371 pp. [130]

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. [503] (as Anthias squamipinnis)

Peters, W.C.H. 1855. Uebersicht der in Mossambique beobachten Fische. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 1: 234-282 [236] (repeat of original description)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [98]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
30-Sep-2019 SERRANIDAE 03-Sep-2019 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
03-Dec-2012 16-Nov-2015 MODIFIED
25-Oct-2011 MODIFIED