Species Parapercis queenslandica Imamura & Yoshino, 2007
Black-tail Grubfish, Blacktail Grubfish, Spotted Weever
- Parapercis queenslandica Imamura, H. & Yoshino, T. 2007. Three new species of the genus Parapercis from the western Pacific, with redescription of Parapercis hexophthalma (Perciformes: Pinquipedidae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science A Suppl. 1: 81-100 [92, figs 3C, 8B, 9].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.15627-025, One Tree Island, QLD [23°30'S, 152°05'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.11964; AM I.15610-004; AM I.20527-001; AM I.23708-089; AM I.25113-085; AM IB.3108; HUMZ 193572 (Formerly AMS I.I25113-085); NSMT P.70981 (Formerly AM I.20527-001).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Parapercis polyophthalma (Cuvier, 1829). —
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [425] - Parapercis hexophthalmus (Cuvier, 1829). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [332] - Parapercis hexophthalma (Cuvier, 1829). —
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [611] - Parapercis hexophtalma (Cuvier, 1829). —
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. [360]
Introduction
We follow the work of Imamura and Yoshino (2007), who separated the species previously referred to as Parapercis hexophtalma into 3 geographically separated species: P. hexophtalma from the Indian Ocean, P. pacifica from the Western Pacific and south-eastern Indian Ocean and P. queenslandica from Queensland and New Caledonia. Some authors have recognised a single widely distributed species, P. hexophtalma. Also note that many authors mispelled the species name as hexophthalma.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cape York (9°37'S) to off Moreton Bay (27°24'S), QLD, Holmes Reef, Coral Sea, Middleton Reef and Lord Howe Island; tropical, south-west Pacific (Australia and New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 2-35 m.
General References
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Allen, C.J. 2006. Pinguipedidae. pp. 1488-1494 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1491] (as Parapercis hexophthalma, in part from Queensland)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [332] (as Parapercis hexophthalmus)
Randall, J.E. 2001. Pinguipedidae. pp. 3501-3510 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. [3507] (as Parapercis hexophthalma)
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. [360] (as Parapercis hexophthalma)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [52] (1815, as Parapercis hexophthalma)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | PINGUIPEDIDAE | 28-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 23-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 22-Sep-2011 | 22-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |