Species Perryena leucometopon (Waite, 1922)
Whitenose Pigfish, White-nosed Pigfish
- Congiopus leucometopon Waite, E.R. 1922. Description of a new Australian fish of the genus Congiopus. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2(2): 215-217 fig. 333 [216, fig. 333].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA F.455, beach at Glenelg after a storm, Gulf St Vincent, SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA F.663 (Not collected after same storm as holotype), beach at Glenelg after a storm, Gulf St Vincent, SA.
Generic Combinations
- Congiopodus leucometopon (Waite, 1922) [correction of spelling of generic name]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [405] - Perryena leucometopon (Waite, 1922). —
Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [428] (changed combination with naming of genus Perryena)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Glenelg, SA (138º32´E) to Irwin Reef, WA (29°16`S); temperate
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
40-200m
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Hoplichthyidae, Congiopodidae. pp. 524-526 figs 466-467 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. [525]
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Congiopodidae: Pigfishes, Horsefishes. pp. 507 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [507]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [29]
Ishii, N. & Imamura, H. 2008. Phylogeny of the family Congiopodidae (Perciformes: Scorpaenoidea), with a proposal of new classification. Ichthyological Research 55(2): 148–161 [160]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [405] (as Congiopodus leucometopon)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Congiopodidae. pp. 907-908 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. [908]
Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [428]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [57] (2262)
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. [525] (Whitenose Pigfish)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [127] (White-nosed Pigfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whitenose Pigfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 12-Mar-2013 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 06-May-2015 | 21-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED |