Species Plectorhinchus lessonii (Cuvier, 1830)
Striped Sweetlips, Lesson's Sweetlips
- Diagramma lessonii Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 5 499 pp. pls 100-140. [313] [as Diagramma Lessoni].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Waigeo Island, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Plectorhinchus diagrammus (Linnaeus, 1758). —
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. [192] (a misidentification)
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] (a misidentification)
Introduction
This species is frequently misidentified as Plectorhinchus diagrammus, a species which is of uncertain identity and possibly not a Plectorhinchus (see Randall 2005).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Scott Reef, WA (14°03'S) and Raine Island (11°36'S) to Moreton Bay (26°58'S), QLD; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- 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] (as Plectorhinchus diagrammus)
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [320]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
General 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. [2975]
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. [192] (as Plectorhinchus diagrammus)
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. [2975] (FAO) (Lesson's Sweetlips)
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. [192] (Striped Sweetlips)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Striped Sweetlips)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2012 | 18-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |