Species Plagiogeneion rubiginosum (Hutton, 1875)
Cosmopolitan Rubyfish, Rubyfish
- Therapon rubiginosus Hutton, F.W. 1875. Descriptions of new species of New Zealand fish. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 16(41): 313-317 [314].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1886.11.18.5 stuffed specimen, Otago, New Zealand
Comment: see (Russell, B.C., 1996) [227] for discussion of type.Type locality references:
Russell, B.C. 1996. Type specimens of New Zealand fishes described by Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S. (1836–1905). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 26(2): 215-236.
Generic Combinations
- Plagiogeneion rubiginosum (Hutton, 1875). —
Forbes, H.O. 1890. On a new genus of fishes of the family Percidae, from New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 22(30): 273-275 [dated 1889] [273] (changed combination as type of genus Plagiogeneion)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
East of Cape Byron, NSW (28°40'S) to Bass Strait between TAS and VIC (146°00'E); temperate, east Atlantic-Indo-west Pacific (New Zealand, St Paul and Amsterdam islands, South Africa, and Atlantic west of Cape Town).
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 550 m.
General References
Heemstra, P.C. & Randall, J.E. 1977. A revision of the Emmelichthyidae (Pisces : Perciformes). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 28: 361-396 figs 1-5 [367]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [201]
Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 [189]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [44] (1089)
Common Name References
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [367] (Cosmopolitan Rubyfish, Rubyfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Cosmopolitan Rubyfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 19-Nov-2012 | 23-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |