Species Paraplotosus butleri Allen, 1998
Sailfin Catfish
Compiler and date details
14 February 2013 - Dianne J. Bray, Ursula E. Smith, Douglass F. Hoese & Jennifer E. Gates
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Jennifer E. Gates
- Paraplotosus butleri Allen, G.R. 1998. A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46(1): 123-134 figs 1-4 [129, fig. 3].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.27368-021, near Broome, WA [~17°58´S, 122°14´E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 33974; AM I.15557-038; ANSP 134247; BMNH 1976.3.8.1; CAS 35534; MNHP 1976-0006; QM I.13532; SAM F4158; USNM 215286; AM I.18719-001.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Paraplotosus albilabris (Valenciennes, 1840) [until Allen 1998 Paraplotosus was thought to contain only one species. All three species in the genus have therefore been referred to as P. albilibris at some point]. —
Allen, G.R. 1998. A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46(1): 123-134 figs 1-4
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA (25°21'S) to Torres Strait, QLD (142°44'E); tropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria
- Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
- Western Australia: Central W coast, N coast, NW coast, NW oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coastal, coral reef, inshore, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
0-10m
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [60] (as Paraplotosus sp.)
Ferraris, C. 1999. Family Plotosidae. pp. 1880-1883 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1882]
Ferraris, C.J. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [Date published 8 March 2007] [349]
Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Plotosidae. pp. 357-365 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. [363]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [21]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1998. A review of the marine catfish genus Paraplotosus (Plotosidae) with the description of a new species from north-western Australia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46(1): 123-134 figs 1-4 [129] (Sailfin Catfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Sailfin Catfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Sep-2013 | SILURIFORMES | 12-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |