Species Pseudoplesiops immaculatus Gill & Edwards, 2002
Immaculate Dottyback, Bearded Dottyback
- Pseudoplesiops immaculatus Gill, A.C. & Edwards, A.J. 2002. Two new species of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Pseudoplesiops (Perciformes, Pseudochromidae, Pseudoplesiopinae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Zoology) 68(1): 19-26 [20, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.20757-069, Raine Island, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM I.17090-043; AM I.17094-013; AM I.17094-014; AM I.17096-008; AM I.20756-014; AM I.20756-124; AM I.20757-039; AM I.20757-091; AM I.20784-040; AM I.21972-004; AM I.22616-044; AM I.22619-025; ANSP 131727-131728; ANSP 178041; ASIZP 57016; BMNH 1974.5.25.973; CAS 58686; MNHP 1994-45; QM I.15527; RMNH 31188; RUSI 35701; USNM 209591; USNM 209965; USNM 290118; USNM 290327; USNM 290437; USNM 290749; USNM 290791; USNM 290808; USNM 291609; USNM 292031; USNM 322986; USNM 322994; USNM 328198; USNM 356587; USNM 357981; USNM 358382; WAM P.26083-041; WAM P.26085-030; WAM P.26093-015; WAM P.26104-005; WAM P.26107-004; WAM P.26113-003; WAM P.27825-034; WAM P.29626-001; WAM P.29927-004.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pseudoplesiops sp. —
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. [131]
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. [131] - Pseudoplesiops revellei Schultz, 1953 [misidentification]. —
Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. [55]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea (10º26´S, 144º25'E) and Raine Island (11º36'S) to Moreton Bay, QLD, and Christmas Island; tropical, central Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Cape Province (20), Christmas Island Province (23), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- 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) [317]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
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. [131] (as Pseudoplesiops sp.)
Common Name References
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. [131] (Bearded Dottyback)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Immaculate Dottyback)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2012 | 26-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |