Species Tetragonurus atlanticus Lowe, 1839
Bigeye Squaretail
Compiler and date details
25 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Tetragonurus atlanticus Lowe, R.T. 1839. A supplement to a synopsis of the fishes of Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7: 76-92 [79].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1914.7.14.86, off Madeira. - Ctenodax wilkinsoni Macleay, W. 1886. A remarkable fish from Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10(4): 718-720 [719, pl. 47].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.5134, Lord Howe Island.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Haedrich, R.L. 1967. The stromateoid fishes; systematics and a classification. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 135(2): 31-139 figs 1-56 [98]
Generic Combinations
- Tetragonurus wilkinsoni (Macleay, 1886). —
Macleay, W. 1886. Note on Ctenodax wilkinsoni, Macl. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1: 511-512 [511]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810. —
Waite, E.R. 1904. Catalogue of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 5(3): 187–230 [201] (misidentification, considered wilkinsoni as a junior synonym)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Lord Howe Island (31°33'S) and Lord Howe Rise (33°30'S); tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, pelagic.
General References
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2
Parin, N.V. & Piotrovsky, A.S. 2004. Stromateoid fishes (suborder Stromateoidei) of the Indian Ocean (species composition, distribution, biology, and fisheries). Journal of Ichthyology 44(Suppl. 1): 33-62 [56]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 | STROMATEOIDEI | 08-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |