Species Photoblepharon palpebratum (Boddaert, 1781)
Onefin Flashlightfish, Eyelight Fish, One-fin Flashlightfish
- Sparus palpebratus Boddaert, P. 1781. Beschreibung zweier merkwürdiger Fische (Sparus palpebratus und Muraena colubrina). Neue Nordische Beiträge (Pallas) 1781: 55-57 pl. 2 [not seen] [55, pl. 4, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Banda, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
- Photoblepharon palpebratum (Boddaert, 1781). —
Weber, M. 1902. Siboga-Expeditie. Uitkomsten op zoologisch, botanisch, ocenographisch en geologisch gebied verzameld in nederlandsch Oost-Indië, 1899-1900. Introduction et description de l'expédition. Leiden. 1-151 pp. [108] (changed combination with description of genus Photoblepharon as palpebratus)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Photoblepharon palpebratus Boddaert, 1781 [treated genus as masculine, but is apparently neuter]. —
McCosker, J.E. & Rosenblatt, R.H. 1987. Notes on the biology, taxonomy, and distribution of the flashlight fishes (Beryciformes: Anomalopidae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 34(2): 157-164 [160]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Diamond Cay (17°23'S, 151°05'E) and Osprey Reef (13°54'S), Coral Sea; tropical, eas-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Christmas Island Province (23)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 [192]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, nocturnal.
General References
McCosker, J.E. & Rosenblatt, R.H. 1987. Notes on the biology, taxonomy, and distribution of the flashlight fishes (Beryciformes: Anomalopidae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 34(2): 157-164 [160]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Families Diretmidae and Anomalopidae. pp. 761-764 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. [764]
Paxton, J.R. & Johnson, G.D. 1999. Family Anomalopidae. pp. 2212-2213 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. [2213]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [167] (One-fin Flashlightfish)
FishBase 2013. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Eyelight Fish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [498] (One-fin Flashlightfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Onefin Flashlightfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | BERYCIFORMES | 17-Dec-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |