Species Trachinocephalus trachinus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Painted Grinner, Bluntnose Lizardfish, Painted Lizardfish, Painted Saury, Snakefish
- Saurus trachinus Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. 1846. Pisces. Parts 10-14. Fauna Japonica 173-269 [231, pl. 106 (fig. 2)].
Type data:
Lectotype RMNH 3228, Nagasaki, Japan.
Paralectotype(s) RMNH D1814 skin; RMNH D1929 skin; RMNH 3227. - Goodella hypozona Ogilby, J.D. 1897. Some new genera and species of fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(2): 245-251 [250, 253].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.3670, beaches near Sydney, NSW.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1897.10.27.32; QM I.859; USNM 48826. - Saurus limbatus Eydoux, J.F.T. & Souleyet, F.L.A. 1848. Voyage autour du Monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la Corvette La Bonite commandée par M. Vaillant. Poissons 1(2) 155–216 Atlas pls 1–10 Paris. [199, pl. 7 (fig. 3)].
Type data:
Status unknown, no locality given, but thought to be Hawaii.Type locality references:
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [79].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Norman, J.R. 1935. A revision of the lizard-fishes of the genera Synodus, Trachinocephalus, and Saurida. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1935(1): 99-135 figs 1-18 [122] (in part, considered all a junior synonym of T. myops)
- Polanco F., A., Acero P., A. & Bentancur-R., R. 2016. No longer a circumtropical species: revision of the lizardfishes in the Trachinocephalus myops species complex, with description of a new species from the Marquesas Islands. Journal of Fish Biology 88(2): 1302-1326 [online 26 June 2016] [1313]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) [regarded the species as worldwide]. —
Norman, J.R. 1935. A revision of the lizard-fishes of the genera Synodus, Trachinocephalus, and Saurida. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1935(1): 99-135 figs 1-18 [121] (in part)
Cressey, R.F. 1986. Family No. 79: Synodontidae. pp. 270-273 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [273]
Introduction
Polanco et al. (2016) separated the previously recognised world wide species Trachinocephalus myops into 3 species, T. myops from the Atlantic, T trachinus from the Indo-west-central Pacific and T. gauguini from the Marquesas. They included T. limbatus as a synonym of T. myops, but McCulloch (1929) suggested the type locality was probably Hawaii, which would make T. limbatus a junior synonym of T. trachinus as listed here.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Garden Island, WA (32°12'S) to Nowra, NSW (34º53´S), Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; tropical, temperate, Atlantic Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution 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 [380] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [158] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [310] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [47] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
To 388 m (200 m in Australia).
General References
Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Family Synodontidae, subfamily Synodontinae. pp. 467-471 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. [471] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [32] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [43] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [79] (as Trachinocephalus limbatus)
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] [36] (257, as Trachinocephalus myops)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [51] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
Russell, B.C. 1999. Families Synodontidae, Bathysauridae. pp. 1928-1947 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1945] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
Russell, B.C. 2015. Family Synodontidae. pp. 541-546 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [546] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [74] (as Trachinocephalus myops)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [37] (431, as T. myops hypozona)
Common Name References
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [122] (as Trachinocephalus myops) (Painted Grinner)
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [20] (as Trachinocephalus myops) (Painted Lizardfish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [51] (as Trachinocephalus myops) (Snakefish)
Russell, B.C. 1999. Families Synodontidae, Bathysauridae. pp. 1928-1947 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1945] (FAO, as Trachinocephalus myops) (Bluntnose Lizardfish)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [74] (as Trachinocephalus myops) (Painted Saury)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (as Trachinocephalus myops) (Painted Grinner)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2016 | AULOPIFORMES | 15-Dec-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |