Species Posidonichthys hutchinsi Briggs, 1993
Posidonia Clingfish, Spiny Clingfish
Compiler and date details
27 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Posidonichthys hutchinsi Briggs, J.C. 1993. New genus and species of clingfish (Gobiesocidae) from southern Australia. Copeia 1993(1): 196-199 figs 1-2 [196, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.17615–002, Fiddlers Bay, south of Tumby Bay, SA.
Paratype(s) AM I.17615–008; AM I.20177–005.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Port Welshpool, VIC (146°42'E) to Port Denison, WA (29°16'S); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Seagrass beds.
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2008. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 722-741 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [741]
Common Name References
Hutchins, J.B. 2008. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 722-741 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [741] (Spiny Clingfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Posidonia Clingfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2013 | GOBIESOCOIDEI | 09-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |