Genus Solegnathus Swainson, 1839
- Solegnathus Swainson, W. 1839. The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. In, Lardner, D. The Cabinet of Natural History. Vol. 2 London : Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, and John Taylor 452 pp. 135 figs. [195, 333] [often as Solenognathus, which is an unjustified emendation. Originally a subgenus of Syngnathus].
Type species:
Syngnathus hardwickii Gray, 1830 by monotypy. - Castelnauina Fowler, H.W. 1908. A collection of fishes from Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 59(3): 419-444 figs 1-10 [dated 1907] [426] [described as a subgenus of Solegnathus].
Type species:
Solenognathus spinosissimus Günther, 1870 by original designation. - Solenognathus Agassiz, J.L.R. 1846. [1842-1847]. Nomenclatoris Zoologici, continens nomina systematica generum Animalium tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntor, anno editionis, etymologia, et familis, ad quas pertinent, in variis classibus. (Lepidoptera). Soloduri : Jent et Gassmann pp. Fasc. 9-10 [1846]; (Index universalis). 12 [1847] viii+393. [343] [emendation; an unjustified emendation; this spelling was also used by early authors (e.g. Bleeker, Günther)].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Syngnathus (Solegnathus) Swainson, 1839 [originally described as a subgenus of Syngnathus].
- Solegnathus (Castelnauia) Fowler, 1908 [misspelling of subgenus]. —
Jordan, D.S. 1920. The genera of fishes. Part 4. Stanford University Publications, University Series 43: 411-576 [523]
Introduction
Kuiter (2009) considered Solegnathus lettiensis Bleeker 1860 to be restricted to Indonesia with Australian records representing S. guentheri Duncker 1915. We retain the name S. lettiensis for Australian records until further work can be done to confirm the identity of these two species.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 19-Apr-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 12-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |