Species Repomucenus belcheri (Richardson, 1844)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Callionymus belcheri Richardson, J. 1844. Ichthyology. pp. 51-86 pls 35-43 in Hinds, R.B. (ed.). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, during the years 1836–42. London : Smith, Elder & Co. Vol. 2(2). [62, pl. 37(1-2)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1855.9.19.311, Pacific Ocean.

 

Generic Combinations

• Calliurichthys belcheri (Richardson, 1844). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1863, changed combination)
• Repomucenus belcheri (Richardson, 1844). —
  Nakabo, T. 1982. Revision of genera of the dragonets (Pisces : Callionymidae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 27(1/3): 77-131 figs 1-30 [81]
  Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Callionymidae. pp. 1578-1592 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. [1589]

 

Introduction

Fricke (1983, 2002) recognises two sub-species, a southern form occurring in Australia (Callionymus belcheri belcheri), and a northern form from the NW Pacific not recorded in Australia (Callionymus belcheri recurvispinnis, Li 1966).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Broome, WA (17°26'S) to Moreton Bay, QLD (27°S); tropical, west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, sand bottom marine.

 

General References

Fricke, R. 1982. Nominal genera and species of dragonets (Teleostei: Callionymidae, Draconettidae). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria", Genova 84: 53-92 [67] (as Callionymus (Calliurichthys) belcheri)

Fricke, R. 1983. Revision of the Indo-Pacific genera and species of the dragonet family Callionymidae (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 3: 1-774 figs 1-212 [307] (as Callionymus (Calliurichthys) belcheri belcheri)

Fricke, R. 2000. Callionymidae of New Caledonia, with remarks on related species and descriptions of 10 new species from New Caledonia, Australia, New Guinea, and Hawaii (Teleostei). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 617: 1-81 figs 1-35 [4] (as Callionymus belcheri belcheri)

Fricke, R. 2001. Suborder Callionymoidei. pp. 3549-3573 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. [3556] (as Callionymus belcheri)

Fricke, R. 2002. Annotated checklist of the dragonet families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (Teleostei: Callionymoidei), with comments on callionymid fish classification. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 645: 1-103 [13] (as Callionymus belcheri belcheri)

Johnson, C.R. 1971. Revision of the callionymid fishes referable to the genus Callionymus from Australian waters. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16(1): 103-140 figs 1-26 [120] (as Callionymus belcheri)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [339] (as Callionymus belcheri)

Nakabo, T. 1982. Revision of genera of the dragonets (Pisces : Callionymidae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 27(1/3): 77-131 figs 1-30 [81, 106]

Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [83] (as Callionymus belcheri)

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [346] (as Callionymus belcheri)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1863 as Calliurichthys belcheri)

 

Common Name References

Fricke, R. 2001. Suborder Callionymoidei. pp. 3549-3573 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. [3556, FAO] (Flathead Dragonet)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Flathead Dragonet)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
08-Oct-2013	CALLIONYMOIDEI	08-Oct-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)