Species Tetragonurus pacificus Abe, 1953
Pacific Squaretail, Pacific Square-tail, Ravenfish
Compiler and date details
25 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Tetragonurus pacificus Abe, T. 1953. New, rare or uncommon fishes from Japanese waters. II. Records of rare fishes of the families Diretmidae, Luvaridae and Tetragonuridae, with an appendix (description of a new species, Tetragonurus pacificus, from off the Solomon Islands). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 3(1): 39-47 [45, figs 5-6].
Type data:
Holotype ZIUT 47823, west of Solomon Islands.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known from larvae collected off Yonge Reef, QLD (14°36'S); tropical, western Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, pelagic.
General References
Last, P.R. 2001. Nomeidae, Ariommatidae, Tetragonuridae. pp. 3771-3785 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. [3785]
Parin, N.V. & Piotrovsky, A.S. 2004. Stromateoid fishes (suborder Stromateoidei) of the Indian Ocean (species composition, distribution, biology, and fisheries). Journal of Ichthyology 44(Suppl. 1): 33-62 [56-57]
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1967. The Fishes of New Guinea. Port Moresby : Dept. Agric. Stock Fish. 651 pp. 23 figs 84 pls. [211] (Pacific Square-tail, Ravenfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pacific Squaretail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 | STROMATEOIDEI | 08-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |