Species Sirembo imberbis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)
Golden Cusk, Golden Cusk-eel, Golden Cuskeel
- Brotula imberbis Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. 1847. Pisces. 248-289 pls 111-128, 129 (in part) in Siebold, P. Fr de (ed.). Fauna Japonica. Leyden : Apud Arnz & Socios Vol. 4(14, 15). [page numbers and publication dates according to Bauchot et al. 1982:67] [253].
Type data:
Lectotype RMNH 3469a, "Baie d'Oomura" (Omura Bay), Japan.
Paralectotype(s) RMNH D.1401 (1 stuffed), Japan; RMNH 3469b-c, Japan.Subsequent designation references:
Boeseman, M. 1947. Revision of the fishes collected by Burger and van Siebold in Japan. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 28: 1-242 pls 1-5 [182]. - Sirembo everriculi Whitley, G.P. 1936. More ichthyological miscellanea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 11(1): 23-51 figs 1-6 pl. 4 [47].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.6564, off Shaw Island, QLD, 10 fathoms. - Brotula maculata Kaup, J.J. 1858. Uebersicht der Familie Gadidae. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 24(1): 85-93 [92] [replacement name; unnecessary for Brotula inermis].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lindberg, G.U. & Krasyukova , Z.V. 1975. Fishes of the Sea of Japan and adjacent territories of the Okhotsk and Yellow Sea. Part 4. Teleostomi. XXIX. Perciformes. 2. Blennioidei - 13. Gobioidei. (CXLV. Fam. Anarhichadidae--CLXXV. Fam. Periophthalmidae). pp. 1-463, 329 figs. [In Russian. English translation: Lindberg, G.U. & Krasyukova, Z.V. 1989. Fishes of the Sea of Japan and the adjacent areas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Yellow Sea. 4. Fishes of the Sea of Japan and the adjacent areas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Yellow Sea. Part 1. Part 4: i-xxvi + 1-602] [189]
- Cohen, D.M. & Robins, C.R. 1986. A review of the ophidiid fish genus Sirembo with a new species from Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22(2): 253-263 pls 1-2 [253, 257]
- Nielsen, J.G., Schwarzhans, W. & Uiblein, F. 2014. Review of the Indo-West Pacific ophidiid genera Sirembo and Spottobrotula (Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of three new species. Marine Biology Research 11(2): 113-134 [8]
Generic Combinations
- Sirembo imberbis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1847). —
Bleeker, P. 1858. Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Japan. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neerlandicae 3: 1-46 [Date published 1858: dated 1857] [22] (changed combination with naming of Sirembo)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Sirembo imberis [misspelling of species name]. —
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [38]
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [62]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Port Hedland, WA to off southern QLD (22°); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
17-187m
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [62] (As Sirembo imberis)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [38] (As Sirembo imberis)
Cohen, D.M. & Robins, C.R. 1986. A review of the ophidiid fish genus Sirembo with a new species from Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22(2): 253-263 pls 1-2 [257]
Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Ophidiidae. pp. 556-566 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. [565]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [23]
Nielsen. J.G. 1999. Families Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae, Aphionidae. pp. 1978-1985 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1981]
Okiyama, M., Leis, J.M. & Rennis. D.S. 2000. Ophidiidae (Cusk Eels). pp. 108-112 in Leis, J.M. & Carson-Ewart, B.M. The larvae of Indo-Pacific coastal fishes. An identification guide to marine fish larvae. Fauna Malesiana Handbooks Leiden : Brill Vol. 2 870 pp. [112]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] (1978)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [62] (Golden Cuskeel)
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. [82] (Golden Cusk-eel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Golden Cusk)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2015 | OPHIDIIFORMES | 19-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |