Family POLYPRIONIDAE
Giant Sea Basses, Hapuku, Wreckfishes
Compiler and date details
13 December 2010 - Douglass F. Hoese & Matthew M. Lockett
Introduction
Roberts (1993) and Roberts & Gomon (2008) is followed here in recognising Wreckfishes as a distinct family. The family contains 2 genera and 4 species found in subtropical and temperate seas of the world. The species have been previously placed in the families Serranidae, Percichthyidae or Acrompomatidae (Paxton et al. 2006). More recently, Nelson (2006) has also assigned Polyprion and Stereolepis to Polyprionidae. The species are normally found below 100 m. They are important commercial food fishes, but to a minor extent in Australia.
General References
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Acropomatidae. pp. 975-979 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp.
Roberts, C.D. 1993. Comparative morphology of spined scales and their phylogenetic significance in the Teleostei. Bulletin of Marine Science 52(1): 60-113
Roberts, C.D. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Polyprionidae, Serranidae and Callanthiidae. pp. 534-549 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Waite, E.R. 1913. Notes on New Zealand Fishes: No. 3. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 45: 215-224 [pl. 5]
Common Name References
Roberts, C.D. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Polyprionidae, Serranidae and Callanthiidae. pp. 534-549 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [534] (Giant Sea Basses, Hapuku, Wreckfishes)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 13-Dec-2010 | ADDED |