Species Plesiops genaricus Mooi & Randall, 1991
Cheekveil Longfin
- Plesiops genaricus Mooi, R.D. & Randall, J.E. 1991. Three new species of the genus Plesiops (Teleostei : Plesiopidae) from tropical Australian and adjacent seas. Copeia 1991(2): 373-386 [384, figs 3, 5B, 6B, 8-9].
Type data:
Holotype CAS 13808, outside lagoon, One Tree Island, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM I.19483-026, I.19483-086, I.20464-001; ANSP 135402; BPBM 15941; CAS 67424; LACM 39986-11; ROM 58239-40; USNM 274563, 274570, 274571, 274573, 299024, 299029, 299031, 299034-37.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
North West Islet (10º40´S) to Moreton Bay, QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- 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) [317]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Mooi, R.D. 1995. Revision, phylogeny, and discussion of biology and biogeography of the fish genus Plesiops (Perciformes: Plesiopidae). Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions 159: 1-107 [31]
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 [46] (as Plesiops sp.)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Cheekveil Longfin)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 19-Nov-2012 | 19-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |