Species Platax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Longfin Batfish, Batfish, Butterfly-fish, Leaf-fish, Long-finned Batfish, Pinnate Batfish, Shaded Batfish, Sunfish, Turbot
- Chaetodon pinnatus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [272].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM LP.57, East Indies.
Generic Combinations
- Platax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Macleay, W.J. 1882. Contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of New Guinea. No. 2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 7(3): 351-366 [359]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ningaloo Reef, WA (22°00'S) to Darwin, NT (130°50'E), and Lizard Island, QLD (14°40'S) to vicinity of Sydney, NSW (33°53'S), also Rowley Shoals (17°20'S) and Scott Reef, WA (14°03'S), and Cartier Reef, Timor Sea ; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Hutchins, J.B. 2003. Checklist of marine fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. pp. 453-478 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., & Jones, D.S. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [470]
- Hutchins, J.B., Williams, D.McB., Newman, S.J., Cappo, M. & Speare, P. 1995. New records of fishes for the Rowley Shoals and Scott/Seringapatam Reefs, off north-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 17: 119-123 [121]
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [182]
- Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005: 83-105 [95]
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, coral reef, inshore.
General References
Heemstra, P.C. 2001. Ephippidae. pp. 3611-3622 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3618]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [47] (1305)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [344] (Long-finned Batfish)
Heemstra, P.C. 2001. Ephippidae. pp. 3611-3622 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3618] (FAO) (Pinnate Batfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [91] (Shaded Batfish)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [268] (Batfish, Butterfly-fish, Leaf-fish, Sunfish, Turbot)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Longfin Batfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2013 | 11-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |