Species Pempheris compressa (White, 1790)
Smallscale Bullseye, Bullseye, Deep Bullseye, Small-scale Bullseye
- Sparus compressus White, J. 1790. Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales with sixty-five plates of non-descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions. London : Debrett 299 pp. 65 pls. [267, pl. 53(2)] [as Sparus? Compressus; authorship is often attributed to Shaw, however, Article 51.1.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature requires that authorship must be explicit within the publication and there is no indication in the publication that Shaw was responsible, although external information indicates that Shaw probably did provide the text].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, between Botany Bay and Broken Bay, NSW. - Kurtus argenteus Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus ex Illustratum. Berlin 584 pp. 110 pls. [164].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Australia (as Nova Hollandia).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hoese, D.F. in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1-670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671-1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473-2178. [1277] (following Jubb (1977))
Generic Combinations
- Pempheris compressa (White, 1790). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [234]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
From Byron Bay, NSW (28°37'E) to Gabo Island, VIC (37°34'S), records from New Zealand are misidentifications of other species (see Mooi 2000); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, marine, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
20–30 m.
General References
Bray, D.J. & Paxton, J.R. 2006. Pempheridae. pp. 1275-1279 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. [1277]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [234]
Mooi, R. 2000. Review of New Zealand bullseyes (Perciformes: Pempheridae). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34: 87-102 [93] (comparison with other species and exclusion from New Zealand)
Mooi, R.D. &. Jubb, R.N. 1996. Descriptions of two new species of the genus Pempheris (Pisces: Pempheridae) from Australia, with a provisional key to Australian species. Records of the Australian Museum 48(2): 117-130 [128]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [1267]
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [228] (Deep Bullseye)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [207] (Small-scale Bullseye)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smallscale Bullseye)
Thomson, J.M. 1978. A Field Guide to the Common Sea & Estuary Fishes of Non-tropical Australia. Sydney : Collins 144 pp. [125] (Bullseye)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2016 | PEMPHERIDAE | 10-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 17-Dec-2012 | 17-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |