Species Phtheirichthys lineatus (Menzies, 1791)
Louse Fish, Louse Fish
- Echeneis lineata Menzies, A. 1791. Descriptions of three new animals found in the Pacific Ocean. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 1(21): 187-188 pl. 17(1) [187, pl. 17(1)].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, tropical Pacific Ocean.
Generic Combinations
- Phtheirichthys lineatus (Menzies, 1791). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Myrmidon Reef (18º16'S) to North West Island, QLD (23º17´S); tropical, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, pelagic.
General References
Collette, B.B. 1999. Family Echeneidae. pp. 2652-2654 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. [2653]
Gray, K.N., McDowell, J.R., Collette, B.B. & Graves, J.E. 2009. A molecular phylogeny of the remoras and their relatives. Bulletin of Marine Science 84(2): 183-198 [190]
O'Toole, B. 2002. Phylogeny of the species of the superfamily Echeneoidea (Perciformes: Carangoidei: Echeneidae, Rachycentridae, and Coryphaenidae), with an interpretation of echeneid hitchhiking behaviour. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80(4): 596-623 [616]
Whitley, G.P. 1949. Sucking fishes. Australian Museum Magazine 10(1): 17-23 [22]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2126)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Louse Fish)
Whitley, G.P. 1949. Sucking fishes. Australian Museum Magazine 10(1): 17-23 [22] (Louse Fish)
History of changes
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