Species Plectranthias mcgroutheri Gill, Pogonoski, Moore & Johnson, 2021

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• Plectranthias mcgroutheri Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918: 1-116 [81].
  Zoobank Registration Number:http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3FEF9EA2-B755-4B22-8B6A-FAFC5C0FFCDF

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.22828-010 74.0 mm SL (200–202 m, Engel trawl, 14 Apr 1982), Australia, North West Shelf, 190 km northwest of Port Hedland [19°01′S, 117°12′E].
  Paratype(s) AM I22828-034 & I22828-035 6: 49.9-76 mm SL (largest cleared and stained), Same data as Holotype; CSIRO H 6378-20 to H 6378-22 5: 24.1-59.2 (165–166 m, beam trawl, 11 Dec 2005), Western Australia, west of Exmouth Gulf [21°59.17′S, 113°49.20′E to 21°59.79′S, 113°49.14′E]; NMV 29687-009 63.4 mm SL (184–187 m, beam trawl, 20 June 2007), Australia, Western Australia, Mermaid L24 transect [17°29.23′S 120°27.63′E to 17°29.72′S 120°28.07′E,].

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Plectranthias wheeleri [non Randall 1980, that species is known from Indonesia]. —
  Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2508]
  Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [507] (North West Shelf)

 

Introduction

Allen (1985) and subsequent authors have identified the AMS type specimens of P. mcgroutheri as P. wheeleri (Gill et al. 2021).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

West of Exmouth Gulf to west of Broome, WA, specimens of P. wheeleri from the North West Shelf are based on specimens of P. mcgroutheri, see Gill et al. 2021; tropical, east Indian Ocean

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

166 - 202 m

 

Common Name References

Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918: 1-116 [81] (McGrouther’s Perchlet)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	SERRANIDAE	15-Jun-2021	ADDED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS)