Species Plectorhinchus unicolor (Macleay, 1883)
Sombre Sweetlips, Arabian Sweetlips, Grey Sweetlips, Minstrel Sweetlips, Somber Blubber-lips, Somber Sweetlips, Sombre Sweet-lips, Sooty Blubber-lips
- Diagramma unicolor Macleay, W.J. 1883. Contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of New Guinea. No. 4. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(2): 252-280 [261].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.13415, China Straits, New Guinea.
Generic Combinations
- Plectorhinchus unicolor (Macleay, 1883). —
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. [195] (changed combination with recognition of species)
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. [469]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Plectorhinchus schotaf (Forsskål, 1775) [misidentification, considered to be a senior synonym of Plectorhinchus unicolor]. —
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. [2981] (in part, Pacific distribution)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rottnest Island (32°00'S) to Broome (17°58'S), WA and Lizard Island, QLD (14°40'S) to Tweed River, NSW (28°10'S) and Lord Howe Island; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398 (as Plectorhinchus unicolor)
- Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 [48] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf)
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270 [263] (as Plectorhinchus unicolor)
- 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. [469] (as Plectorhinchus unicolor)
- 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] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf)
- 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 [61] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [128] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [82] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf)
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [201] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf)
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 [509]
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. [2981]
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. [195] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf)
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. [195] (as Plectorhinchus unicolor, authors excluded P. schotaf from Australia because of a colour difference in Red Sea specimens)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1172, as Plectorhinchus schotaf)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp. [131] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf) (Arabian Sweetlips)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [302] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf) (Grey Sweetlips)
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [200] (Somber Blubber-lips)
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [400] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf) (Sooty Blubber-lips)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [197] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf) (Sombre Sweet-lips)
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. [2981] (FAO, as Plectorhinchus schotaf) (Minstrel 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. [195] (as Plectorhinchus schotaf) (Somber Sweetlips)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (as Plectorhinchus schotaf) (Sombre Sweetlips)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2015 | HAEMULIDAE | 19-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 18-Dec-2012 | 18-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |