Species Symphurus microrhynchus (Weber, 1913)

CAAB: 37463023

Small-lip Tongue Sole

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Northwest of Browse Island, WA (13°47'S, 123°18'E), WA to north of Cape Wessel, Arafura Sea (136°34'E) NT; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.


IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf.

Extra Ecological Information

1-82m

 

General References

Chabanaud, P. 1955. Revision des Symphurus du Siboga. Beaufortia 46(5): 43-45 [45]

Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Cynoglossidae. pp. 1853-1858 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. [1858]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [47]

Munroe, T.A. 2001. Soleidae, Cynoglossidae. pp. 3878-3901 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3895]

Munroe, T.A. 2006. New western Indian Ocean tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae, Symphurus). Copeia 2006(2): 230-234 [233]

Munroe, T.A. & Marsh, B.N. 1997. Taxonomic status of three nominal species of Indo-Pacific symphurine tonguefishes (Synphurus: Cynoglossidae: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research 44(2): 189-200 figs 1-3 [191]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [49] (1550, as Symphurus holothuriae)

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Small-lip Tongue Sole)

 

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)
08-Jul-2015 PLEURONECTOIDEI 07-Jul-2015 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED