Species Pterygotrigla ferculum (Whitley, 1952)
- Dixiphichthys ferculum Whitley, G.P. 1952. Some noteworthy fishes from eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1950–51: 27-32 figs 1-5 [32] [derivation is apparently from the Latin noun ferculum = litter, relating to the finding of the type specimen on the beach].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.2718, Palm Beach, Sydney, NSW
Comment: holotype figured in Whitley, 1953, reproduced in Richardson, W.R. & Yato, T. 2014. p. 39, fig. 7.
Generic Combinations
- Pterygotrigla fercula (Whitley, 1952). —
Richardson, W.J. & Yato, T. 2014. Revision of the subgenus Parapterygotrigla (Pisces, Triglidae, Pterygotrigla). Zootaxa 3768(1): 23-42 [39, fig. 7] (changed combination, with separation of the species from Ptergotrigla macrorhynchus)
Introduction
The species was described based on a 29 mm SL juvenile washed up on a beach in Sydney. Richards & Yato (2014) listed the species as an undetermined species. Previously Richards (1999) had listed the name as a synonym of Pterygotrigla macrorhynchus. Tentatively it is retained here.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from holotype
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
General References
Richards, W.J. 1999. Family Triglidae. pp. 2359-2382 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2376]
Richardson, W.J. & Yato, T. 2014. Revision of the subgenus Parapterygotrigla (Pisces, Triglidae, Pterygotrigla). Zootaxa 3768(1): 23-42 [39]
Whitley, G.P. 1953. Gurnards. Australian Museum Magazine 11(1): 24-29 [27] (figure of holotype)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 30-Mar-2015 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |