Species Repomucenus limiceps (Ogilby, 1908)
Rough-head Dragonet, Rough-headed Dragonet, Roughheaded Dragonet, Sand Dragonet
Compiler and date details
2 October 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Callionymus limiceps Ogilby, J.D. 1908. New or little known fishes in the Queensland Museum. Annals of the Queensland Museum 9(1): 3-41 [35].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM, Moreton Bay, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Repomucenus limiceps (Ogilby, 1908). —
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] - Velesionymus limiceps (Ogilby, 1908). —
Whitley, G.P. 1934. Supplement to the check-list of the fishes of New South Wales. 12 unnumbered pages in McCulloch, A.R. (ed.). The Fishes and Fish-like Animals of New South Wales. Sydney : Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W. 104 pp. 43 pls. (changed combination as type of genus Velesionymus. Eighth of twelve unnumbered pages)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1867, as Velesionymus limiceps limiceps)
Introduction
This species is often confused with Repomucenus sublaevis, with which it co-occurs in Queensland. Records of Repomucenus limiceps west of north Queensland are likely to be misidentifications of Repomucenus sublaevis. Records from the NT in Larson et al. (2013) need confirmation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cape York, QLD (10°17'S) to Sydney, NSW (33°51'S); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coastal, continental shelf, inshore, sand bottom marine.
General References
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 [183] (as Callionymus limiceps)
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 [5] (as Callionymus limiceps)
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. [3561] (as Callionymus limiceps)
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 [28] (as Callionymus (Velesionymus) limiceps)
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 [129] (as Callionymus limiceps)
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [184]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [340] (as Callionymus limiceps)
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 limiceps, a misidentification)
Whitley, G.P. 1934. Supplement to the check-list of the fishes of New South Wales. 12 unnumbered pages in McCulloch, A.R. (ed.). The Fishes and Fish-like Animals of New South Wales. Sydney : Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W. 104 pp. 43 pls. (as Velesionymus limiceps)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1867, as Velesionymus limiceps limiceps)
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. [3561] (FAO) (Roughheaded Dragonet)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [444] (Rough-headed Dragonet)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [250] (Sand Dragonet)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [343] (Rough-head Dragonet)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Rough-head 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) |