Genus Polyprion Schinz, 1822

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• Polyprion Schinz, H.R. 1822. Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage ihrer Naturgeschichte und der vergelichenden Anatomie, von dem Herrn Ritter von Cuvier, aus dem Französischen frei übersetzt und mit vielen Zusätzen versehen. Fische. Leipzig, Stuttgart u. Tübingen : J.G. Cotta Vol. 2 pp. 189-553. [456] [the name first appeared in Oken, L. 1817. V. Klasse Fische. Isis (Muenchen) 8(148): 1181-1183 [misprinted 1781-1783] [1182] without included species or indication; also in Bosc, L.A.G. 1818. Poissons. (Miscellaneous). In, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. Appliquée aux arts, à l'Agriculture, à l'Economie rurale et domestique, à la Médecine, etc. Paris : Deterville Vol. 27 586 pp. 4 pls. as Polyprionum with no included species].

  Type species:

   Amphiprion americanus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 by monotypy.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Southern circumglobal.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: Lower E coast, SE oceanic
  • South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast, S oceanic
  • Tasmania: Bass Strait, S oceanic, SE oceanic, Tas. coast
  • Victoria: Bass Strait, S oceanic, SE oceanic
  • Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, S oceanic

General References

Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 2008. Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [534-535]

 

Common Name References

Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [84] (Australian Marketing Name) (Hupuku)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Feb-2019		13-Dec-2010	MOVED
09-Nov-2012		17-Sep-2010	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED