CAAB: 37341026
Species Photolateralis stercorarius (Evermann & Seale, 1907)
Spattered Ponyfish
- Leiognathus stercorarius Evermann, B.W. & Seale, A. 1907. Fishes of the Philippine Islands. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (U.S.) for 1906 26: 49-110 figs 1-22 [67, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 55906, Bulan, Sorsogon, Philippines.
Paratype(s) ANSP 33289; BSMP (destroyed in WWII); CAS(SU) 42171 (ex IU 11595); CAS(SU) 20004; MCZ 32200; USNM 55920; USNM 126395.
Generic Combinations
- Equulites stercorarius (Evermann & Seale, 1907). —
Kimura, S., Motomura, H. & Iwatsuki, Y. 2008. Equulites Fowler 1904, a senior synonym of Photoplagios Sparks, Dunlap, and Smith 2005 (Perciformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyological Research 55: 204-205 [204] - Photoplagios stercorarius (Evermann & Seale, 1907). —
Sparks, J.S., Dunlap, P.V. & Smith, W.L. 2005. Evolution and diversification of a sexually dimorphic luminescent system in ponyfishes (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), including diagnoses of two new genera. Cladistics 21: 305-327 [315] - Photolateralis stercorarius (Evermann & Seale, 1907). —
Sparks, J.S. & Chakrabarty, P. 2015. Description of a new genus of ponyfishes (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with a review of the current generic-level composition of the family. Zootaxa 3947(2): 181–190 [183]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait, QLD (approximately 10°10'S, 141°58'E) based on CSIRO specimen identified by Hiro Motomura and confirmed by Seishi Kimura in 2014, tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, soft bottom.
Common Name References
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [240] (Spattered Ponyfish)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEIOGNATHIDAE | 16-Sep-2015 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |