Genus Paramonacanthus Bleeker, 1865
- Paramonacanthus Bleeker, P. 1865. Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néerlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néerlandais. Tome 5. Baudroies, Ostracions, Gymnodontes, Balistes. Amsterdam : Fréd. Müller 152 pp. pls 194-231. [pls 225, 227].
Type species:
Monacanthus curtorhynchus Bleeker, 1855 by subsequent designation, see Bleeker, P. 1866. Systema Balistidorum, Ostracionidorum, Gymnodontidorumque revisum. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 3: 8-19 [12].
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
MONACANTHIDAE: Paramonacanthus japonicus (Tilesius, 1809) [name is preoccupied by Balistes japonicus Walbaum, 1782] — Gill, A.C. & Hutchins, J.B. 2002. Paramonacanthus oblongus, the correct name for the Indo-Pacific fish currently called P. japonicus, with a recommendation on the nomenclature of Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Tetraodontiformes, Monacanthidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 21: 107-109
MONACANTHIDAE: Paramonacanthus oblongus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) — Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [636] (considered restricted to Japan, based on unpublished information from J.B. Hutchins)
MONACANTHIDAE: Paramonacanthus sulcatus (Hollard, 1854) — Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Review of the monacanthid fish genus Paramonacanthus, with descriptions of three new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 54: 1-57 figs 1-32 [47]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Monacanthidae. pp. 3929-3947 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2014 | TETRAODONTIFORMES | 29-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 28-Apr-2014 | MODIFIED |