Species Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1917
Blue-scribbled Damsel, Nagasaki Damsel, Nagasaki Damsellfish, Sandy Damsel
- Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka, S. 1917. Eleven new species of the fishes from Japan. Zoological Magazine, Tokyo 29(339): 7-12 [in Japanese] [9].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZIUT 6582, Nagasaki, Japan; ZIUT 6583, Nagasaki, Japan. - Pomacentrus arenarius Allen, G.R. 1987. New Australian fishes. Part 3. A new species of Pomacentrus (Pomacentridae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 9-11 fig. 1 [9, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.27465–001, Escape Reef, QLD, 15 m. [15°50'S, 145°50'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.26319–001; BPBM 30942; WAM P.24940-001; WAM P.25107-008 2 specimens; WAM P.25371-004 2 specimens; WAM P.27461-004; WAM P.28161-002.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cape Cuvier (24°14'S) to off Port Hedland, WA, also Rowley Shoals ad Scott Reef, WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD (139°25'E) and Herald Cay (16°40'S, 149°20'E), Coral Sea to Sydney, NSW; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [82]
- Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398 [393]
- 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 [51]
- 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) [328]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
5 - 60 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp. [151]
Allen, G. R. 2001. Family Pomacentridae. pp. in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3345]
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Allen, C.J. 2006. Pomacentridae. pp. 1439-1471 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. [1466]
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. [106] (as Pomacentrus arenarius)
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 [267]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [37]
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [742]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp. [151] (Nagasaki Damsel)
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [619] (Nagasaki Damsellfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [245] (Blue-scribbled Damsel)
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. [279] (Sandy Damsel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blue-scribbled Damsel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 14-Mar-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |