Species Roa australis Kuiter, 2004
Tripleband Butterflyfish
- Roa australis Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Description of a new species of Butterflyfish, Roa australis, from northwestern Australia (Pisces: Perciformes: Chaetodontidae). Records of the Australian Museum 56: 167-171 [168, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.26215-001, off Port Hedland, WA [18°24'S, 119°02'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.21835-018; AM I.22805-006; CSIRO CA.993; CSIRO CA.2188; CSIRO CA.4072-02; NMV A.2007; NTM S.12974-003; NTM S.13523-002.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Chaetodon modestus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844. —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [220] (misidentification)
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. [244] (misidentification)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
170 km north of Port Hedland, WA (18°28'S) to approximately 450 km north-east of Darwin, NT (133°10'E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, marine, sand bottom marine, silt bottom–marine.
Extra Ecological Information
97–173 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1980. Butterfly and Angelfishes of the World. New York : John Wiley & Sons Vol. 2 pp. 149-352 figs 214-510. [162] (as Chaetodon modestus)
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. [244] (as Chaetodon modestus)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Tripleband Butterflyfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2012 | 19-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |