Genus Plectorhinchus Lacépède, 1801
Blubber-lipped Bream, Blubber-lips, Sweetlip Bream, Sweetlips
- Plectorhinchus Lacépède, B.G. 1801. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 3 558 pp. 34 pls. [134] [frequently misspelled Plectorhynchus, incorrectly attributing the spelling to Lacépède].
Type species:
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacépède, 1801 by monotypy.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
HAEMULIDAE: Plectorhinchus chubbs (Regan, 1919) — Johnson, J.W. & Wilmer, J.W. 2015. Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus, a new species of sweetlips (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from northern Australia and the resurrection of P. unicolor (Macleay, 1883), species previously confused with P. schotaf (Forsskål, 1775). Zootaxa 3985(4): 491–522 [493]
HAEMULIDAE: Plectorhinchus diagrammus (Linnaeus, 1758) — 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. [192] (Australian records based on misidentification of Plectorhinchus lessonii (Cuvier, 1830); Plectorhinchus diagramma is a species of uncertain identity)
HAEMULIDAE: Plectorhinchus schotaf (Forsskål, 1775) [restricted to western Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Arabian Sea; Australian records based on Plectorhinchus unicolor] — Johnson, J.W. & Wilmer, J.W. 2015. Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus, a new species of sweetlips (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from northern Australia and the resurrection of P. unicolor (Macleay, 1883), species previously confused with P. schotaf (Forsskål, 1775). Zootaxa 3985(4): 491–522 [491]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East Atlantic-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), 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
General References
Johnson, J.W. & Wilmer, J.W. 2015. Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus, a new species of sweetlips (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from northern Australia and the resurrection of P. unicolor (Macleay, 1883), species previously confused with P. schotaf (Forsskål, 1775). Zootaxa 3985(4): 491–522
McKay, R.J. 2001. Haemulidae. pp. 2961-2989 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp.
Randall, J.E. & Johnson, J.W. 2000. Perca lineata and P. vittata established as valid species of Plectorhinchus (Perciformes: Haemulidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45(2): 477-482 figs 1-4
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [199] (Blubber-lipped Bream, Blubber-lips, Sweetlips)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [138] (Sweetlip Bream)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2015 | HAEMULIDAE | 08-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 18-Dec-2012 | 19-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED |