Species Pardachirus rautheri (Chabanaud, 1931)
Mottled Sole
- Achirus rautheri Chabanaud, P. 1931. Beschreibung eines neuen Achirus Lac. (Pisces Soleidae, Soleinae) von Nordaustralien. Zoologischer Anzeiger 93: 95-102 [95, figs.1-10].
Type data:
Holotype SMNS 2521, Darwin, NT [12°28'S, 130°50'E]
Comment: Also a syntype of Pardachirus klunzingeri Weber, 1907.
Generic Combinations
- Normanetta rautheri (Chabanaud, 1931). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [49] - Pardachirus rautheri (Chabanaud, 1931). —
Randall, J.E. & Johnson, J.W. 2007. Revision of the soleid fish genus Pardachirus. Indo-Pacific Fishes 39: 1-22 [14]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Normanetta poropterus (Bleeeker, 1851) [misidentification]. —
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [74] - Pardachirus poropterus (Bleeker, 1851) [misidentification; Randall & Johnson (2007) noted that Australian specimens were previously misidentified as Pardachirus poropterus (Bleeker, 1851), which is known from the Western Pacific, but not from Australia]. —
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Soleidae. pp. 1841-1852 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. [1848] - Aseraggodes klunzingeri (Weber, 1907) [misidentification]. —
Allen, G.R. 1975. A preliminary checklist of the fresh-water fishes of the Prince Regent River Reserve, North-West Kimberley, Western Australia. Wildlife Research Bulletin 3(8): 89-96 figs 1-12
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Prince Regent River, WA (125°19'E) to Boyne River, Gladstone, QLD (23°56'S, 151°21'E); tropical, New Guinea.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, silt bottom–marine.
Extra Ecological Information
1-8m
General References
Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1–670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671–1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473–2178. [1848, 1852] (As Pardachirus poropterus p.1848. Achirus rautheri listed as incertae sedis p1852)
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. [374] (as a synonym of .Pardachirus poropterus)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [74] (511, as Normanetta poroptera)
Randall, J.E. & Johnson, J.W. 2007. Revision of the soleid fish genus Pardachirus. Indo-Pacific Fishes 39: 1-22 [14] (as Pardachirus rautheri)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [49] (1534, as Normanetta rautheri)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Mottled Sole)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 16-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 23-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED |