Species Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855)
Orange Basslet, Orange Fairy Basslet, Orange Seaperch, Scalefin Anthias, Sea Goldie
- Serranus (Anthias) squamipinnis Peters, W.C.H. 1855. Übersicht der in Mossambique beobachteten Seefische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855: 428-466 [429].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 258, Mozambique.
Generic Combinations
- Franzia squamipinnis (Peters, 1855). —
Katayama, M. 1960. Fauna Japonica. Serranidae (Pisces). Tokyo : Biogeographical Society of Japan 189 pp. 86 pls. [159]
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [396] - Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855). —
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. [98] - Anthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855). —
Allen, G.R. & Starck, W.A. 1982. The anthiid fishes of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, with the description of a new species. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 9(2): 47-56 figs 1-28 [52]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pseudanthias cf. cheirospilos. —
Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp. [28] (regarded Pseudanthias squamipinnis restricted to western Indian Ocean and P. cheirospilos found in Philippines and Indonesia and a third undescribed species from Australia and New Guinea) - Anthias cichlops (Bleeker, 1853) [misidentification]. —
Ogilby, J.D. 1888. Exhibition of a second specimen of a rare percoid fish, Anthias (Pseudanthias) cichlops Bleeker, from Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3(2): 741 [741] - Pseudanthias hypselosoma (Bleeker, 1878) [misidentification]. —
Waite, E.R. 1904. Catalogue of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 5(3): 187–230 [204]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals (17º35'S) to Scott Reef (14º05'S), WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12º15'S, 123º02'E), Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, and northern Great Barrier Reef, QLD (ca. 10º21'S) to south of Montague Island, NSW (36º15'S), also Coral Sea Islands, Middleton and Elizabeth reefs, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, Tasman Sea; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), 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., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Anthiinae. pp. 982-997 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. [995]
- Choat, J.H., van Herwerden, L., Robbins, W.D., Hobbs, J.P. & Ayling, A.M. 2006. A report on the ecological surveys undertaken at Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, February 2006. Report by James Cook University to the Department of the Environment and Heritage. 65 pp. [53]
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [160]
- Gill, A.C. & Reader, S.E. 1992. Fishes. pp. 90-93, 193-228 in Hutchings, P. (ed.). Reef Biology. A Survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific. Canberra : Australian National Parks Vol. 3, Kowari 230 pp.
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 [194]
- 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 [263]
- 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) [316]
- Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Osborne, K. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve, December 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Sciences 64 pp. [50]
- 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 [38] (as Anthias squamipinnis)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Starck, W.A. 1982. The anthiid fishes of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, with the description of a new species. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 9(2): 47-56 figs 1-28 [55] (as Anthias squamipinnis)
Anderson, W.D. Jr. 2018. Annotated checklist of anthiadine fishes (Percoidei: Serranidae). Zootaxa 4475(1): 1-62 [47]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [30]
Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp. [26] (regarded the species as restricted to the western Indian Ocean)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [503] (as Anthias squamipinnis)
Peters, W.C.H. 1855. Uebersicht der in Mossambique beobachten Fische. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 1: 234-282 [236] (repeat of original description)
Common Name References
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [48] (Orange Fairy Basslet)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [139] (Orange Seaperch)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [114] (Orange Basslet)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [98] (Scalefin Anthias)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Orange Basslet)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [39] (Orange Basslet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2019 | SERRANIDAE | 03-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 03-Dec-2012 | 16-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |