Species Penetopteryx taeniocephalus Lunel, 1881
Oceanic Pipefish
- Penetopteryx taeniocephalus Lunel, G. 1881. Mélanges ichthyologiques. Liste de quelques espèces de poissons, nouvelles pour la faune de l'île Maurice. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 27(2): 266-303 [1 plate] [275, figs.1-1e].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MHNG 843.48 (3), Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; MNHP 1890-0049, Mauritius. - Penetopteryx fowleri Whitley, G.P. 1933. Studies in Ichthyology No. 7. Records of the Australian Museum 19(1): 60-112 figs 1-4 pls 11-15 [65].
Type data:
Holotype AMSA IA.781, Vanuatu.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dawson, C.E. & Allen, G.R. 1978. Synopsis of the "finless" pipefish genera (Penetopteryx, Apterygocampus and Enchelyocampus, gen. nov.). Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 391-411 figs 1-7 [396]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island, but specimens appear to be unknown from those areas; Indo-west-central Pacific, tropical
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [209] (Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Crhistmas Island)
- Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs (Mississippi) : Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 230 pp. 293 figs pl. 1. [155] (Distribution map includes Christmas Island, eastern Indian Ocean, but specimens listed only from Christmas Island, Line Islands)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Dawson, C.E. & Allen, G.R. 1978. Synopsis of the "finless" pipefish genera (Penetopteryx, Apterygocampus and Enchelyocampus, gen. nov.). Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 391-411 figs 1-7 [396]
Paulus, T. 1999. Family Syngnathidae. pp. 2264-2276 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2271]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. (Oceanic Pipefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 29-Apr-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| SYNGNATHIFORMES | 10-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |