Species Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803)
Yellowspot Goatfish, Indian Goat-fish, Indian Goatfish, Yellow-spot Goatfish
- Mullus indicus Shaw, G. 1803. General Zoology or systematic natural history. London Vol. 4 Part 2 Fishes. pp. 187–632 pls 26–92. [614] [after Rahtee goolivinda of Russell, P. 1803. Descriptions and Figures of 200 Fishes, Collected at Vizagapatam on the Coast of Coromandel. London : East India Co. Vol. 1, 78 pp.; Vol. 2, 85 pp.; 197 pls. [2: 42, pl. 157]].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Vizagapatam, Indian Seas. - Upeneus malabaricus Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 3 500 pp., pls 41-71. [467].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 0000-0537, Malabar, India.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Randall, J.E. 2004. Revision of the goatfish genus Parupeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae), with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 36: 1-64 pls 1-16 [32]
Generic Combinations
- Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803). —
Bleeker, P. 1865. Enumération des espèces de poissons actuellement connues de l'île d'Amboine. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 2: 270-293 [281]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Carnarvon, WA (24°24'S) to Moreton Bay, QLD (27°25'S), also Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [79]
- Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398 [391]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 [48]
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [264]
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [321]
- 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 [151]
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [64]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, inshore, marine, sand bottom marine.
General References
Kühlmorgen-Hille, G. 1974. Family Mullidae. 33 pp. 76 figs in Fischer, W. & Whitehead, P.J.P. (eds). FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishing Purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific. Fishing areas 57 and 71. Rome : FAO Vol. 3. [MULL Paru 4]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [224] (as Upeneus malabaricus)
Randall, J.E. 2001. Mullidae. pp. 3175-3200 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. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3190]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1209 and 1214, as Upeneus malabaricus)
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Indian Goatfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [88] (Yellow-spot Goatfish)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [237] (Indian Goat-fish)
Randall, J.E. 2001. Mullidae. pp. 3175-3200 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. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3190] (FAO) (Indian Goatfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellowspot Goatfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [136] (Yellowspot Goatfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | MULLIDAE | 25-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 23-Feb-2015 | MULLIDAE | 09-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 17-Dec-2012 | 17-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |