Species Oplegnathus woodwardi (Waite, 1900)
Knifejaw, Conway, Hoofjaw, Horseshoe-jaw, Parrot Fish
- Hoplegnathus woodwardi Waite, E.R. 1900. Notes on fishes from Western Australia, and description of a new species. Records of the Australian Museum 3(7): 210-216 fig. 37 [212] [the generic name is a mispellig of Oplegnathus].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.4215, Swan River, WA. - Hoplegnathus australis Regan, C.T. 1916. Fishes from Natal, collected by Mr. Romer Robinson. Annals of the Durban Museum 1(3): 167-170 [169] [as ?Hoplegnathus australis].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [254]
Generic Combinations
- Oplegnathus woodwardi (Waite, 1900). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [255]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Ostorhinchus conwaii (Richardson, 1840) [a misidentification, species known only from South Africa]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (1370)
Scott, T.D., Glover, C.J.M. & Southcott, R.V. 1974. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 392 pp. figs. [236]
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [196]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Terrigal, NSW (33°27'S) to Cape Cuvier, WA (24°10'S) and TAS; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Deep, offshore waters.
General References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [196] (as Ostorhinchus conwaii)
Glover, C.J.M. 1994. Family Oplegnathidae. pp. 637-638, fig. 560 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [637]
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Oplegnathidae and Chironemidae. pp. 619-622 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [619-620]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [254]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (1370 as Ostorhinchus conwaii)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [638] (Parrot Fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Knifejaw)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [66] (Australian Marketing Name) (Knifejaw, Conway, Hoofjaw, Horseshoe-jaw)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Nov-2012 | 15-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |