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Species Solegnathus lettiensis Bleeker, 1860

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Species Solegnathus lettiensis Bleeker, 1860

Gunther's Pipehorse, Günther's Pipehorse

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

  • Solenognathus lettiënsis Bleeker, 1860 [Misspelling of genus in description of S. lettiensis following unjustified emendation by Agassiz (1846), and inclusion of umlaut in species name].
  • Solegnathus güntheri Duncker, 1915 [inclusion of umlaut in species name in original description].

 

Introduction

Kuiter (2009) considered this species 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 their identity.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Off Coogee Beach, WA (32º07'S, 115º45'E) to north of Bathurst Island, NT (9º59'S, 130º09'E), possibly south to Albany in WA; temperate, east-Indo-west Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

92-180m. Trawled in depths of 150–180 m.

 

General References

Dawson, C.E. 1982. Synopsis of the Indo-Pacific genus Solegnathus (Pisces : Syngnathidae). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 29(2): 139-161 figs 1-8 [148]

Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs (Mississippi) : Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 230 pp. 293 figs pl. 1. [173]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27]

Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [71] (as Solegnathus guentheri, with S. lettiensis regarded as restricted to Indonesia)

Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Seaford, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 331. [153] (as Solegnathus guentheri)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [90] (627 as Solegnathus guentheri)

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [90] (627, 627 as Solegnathus guentheri)

Paulus, T. 1999. Family Syngnathidae. pp. 2264-2276 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2271]

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Syngnathidae. pp. 810-846 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. [841]

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [429]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [38] (529, as Solegnathus guentheri)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017 SYNGNATHIFORMES 02-May-2017 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
25-Jun-2015 SYNGNATHIFORMES 12-Oct-2015 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED