Species Pseudopentaceros richardsoni (Smith, 1844)
Pelagic Armourhead, Nelson's Boarfish, Richardson's Boarfish
- Pentaceros richardsoni Smith, A. 1844. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835 and 1836. Pisces. London : Smith, Elder & Co. Vol. 4 83 pp. 31 pls. [bound 1849, published from 1838 to 1847] [unpaginated p. 51, pl. 21].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1845.7.3.56 skin, near Cape Point, South Africa.
Generic Combinations
- Pseudopentaceros richardsoni (Smith, 1844). —
Bleeker, P. 1876. Systema Percarum revisum Pars I et II. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 11: 247-340 [270] (changed combination as type of genus)
Hutton, F.W. 1904. Index Faunae Novae Zealandiae. Published for the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. London : Dulau & Co. i-viii, 372 pp. [41]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Barcoo Seamount east of Newcastle, NSW (32°35'S, 156°15'E), to west of Portland, VIC (37°54'S, 139°48'E), and west of Cape Leeuwin (34°26'S) to west of Geraldton (28°48'S), WA, also Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea, possibly continuous distribution through Great Australian Bight; temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Norfolk Island Province (21), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
350 to 680 m.
General References
Andrew, T.G., Hecht, T., Heemstra, P.C. & Lutjeharms, J.R.E. 1995. Fishes of the Tristan da Cunha group and Gough Island, south Atlantic Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 63: 1-43 figs 1-34 pls 1-2 [19]
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Enoplosidae and Pentacerotidae. pp. 609-617 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [616]
Hardy, G.S. 1983. A revision of the fishes of the family Pentacerotidae (Perciformes). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 10: 177-220 figs 1-13 [207]
Hardy, G.S. 1994. Family Pentacerotidae. pp. 629-636, figs 553-559 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. [635]
Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 [197]
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. [636] (Pelagic Armourhead, Nelson's Boarfish, Richardson's Boarfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pelagic Armourhead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2012 | 23-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |