Species Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1852)
Pigface Leatherjacket, Hair-finned Leatherjacket, Whiteblotch Filefish
- Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, P. 1852. Bijdrage tot de kennis der Balistini en Ostraciones van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 24: 1-38 [19, pl. 2(4)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 7301 (includes non-types), Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia; AM B.7612, Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia; BMNH 1867.11.28.204, Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia; MNHP 4788, Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia; NHMW 46537, Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia; SMNS 10614, Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia
Comment: some of the material listed above may not be syntypes. - Paramonacanthus whitleyi Fraser-Brunner, A. 1941. Notes on the plectognath fishes. VI. A synopsis of the genera of the family Aluteridae, and descriptions of seven new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 8(16): 176-199 figs 1-9 [194, fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.4136, between Cape Jaubert and Wallah (sic), WA.
Paratype(s) AM IA.4137–38.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [19]
Generic Combinations
- Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1852). —
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [152]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos Islands, WA (28°48'S) to east of Gebbar Island, Torres Strait, QLD (142°45'E); tropical, east-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), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398 [477]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. pp. 239-253 in Wells, F. (ed.). The Marine Fauna and Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [253]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [234]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [375]
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, continental shelf, inshore.
General References
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 [19]
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. [3942]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59] (as Paramonacanthus whitleyi)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1075] (Whiteblotch Filefish)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [151] (Hair-finned Leatherjacket)
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. [3942] (Pigface Leatherjacket)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pigface Leatherjacket)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |