Species Plectorhinchus albovittatus (Rüppell, 1838)

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External Links

• Diagramma albovittatum Rüppell, W.P.E. 1838. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt Vol. 4, pp. 81–148, pls 22–33. [125, pl. 31(2)].

  Type data:

   Holotype SMF 1228, Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea.
• Diagramma obscurum Günther, A. 1872. Report on several collections of fishes recently obtained for the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871(3): 652-675 pls 53-70 [657, pl. 58].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1871.9.13.120, Fiji.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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. [194]

 

Generic Combinations

• Plectorhinchus albovittatus (Rüppell, 1838). —
  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. [2970]
• Plectorhinchus obscurus (Günther, 1872). —
  Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [178]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Plectorhinchus obscurum (Günther, 1872) [variant spelling of species name; obscurum is an adjective and must agree with gender of genus]. —
  Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [194]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Lizard Island (14°45'S) to Townsville (19°08'S), QLD, and possibly to northern NSW; Tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [178] (as Plectorhinchus obscurus)

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. [2970]

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. [266]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [194] (as Plectorhinchus obscurum)

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. [194]

 

Common Name References

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. [2970] (FAO) (Giant Sweetlips)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Giant Sweetlips)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
18-Dec-2012		01-Nov-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)