Species Tubbia tasmanica Whitley, 1943
Tasmanian Rudderfish, Mauve Ruffe, Tasmanian Ruffe
Compiler and date details
24 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Tubbia tasmanica Whitley, G.P. 1943. Ichthyological notes and illustrations. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 167-187 figs 1-10 [179, fig. 9].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.1148, off eastern TAS.
Generic Combinations
- Mupus tasmanica (Whitley, 1943). —
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] [118] (779, changed combination cited)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Schedophilus huttoni (Waite, 1910) [misidentification, in part, considered Tubbia tasmanica as a probable synonym]. —
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 [62]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern TAS (42°41'S, 148°34'E) and Cascade Plateau (45°S, 150°25'E) to off southwest TAS (45°S, 142°30'E), possibly north to off Portland VIC; temperate, discontinuous (Saint Paul Island and New Zealand).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adults: mesopelagic.
Juveniles: epipelagic.
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
15-1400 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Sphyraenidae to Centrolophidae. pp. 774-800 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [800]
McDowall, R.M. 1979. The centrolophid genus Tubbia :(Pisces : Stromateoidei). Copeia 1979(4): 733-738 figs 1-4 [733]
McDowall, R.M. 1982. The centrolophid fishes of New Zealand (Pisces : Stromateoidei). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 12(2): 103-142 figs 1-20
McDowall, R.M. 1994. Family Centrolophidae. pp. 832-838, figs 736-741 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [838]
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] [118] (779, as Mupus tasmanica)
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
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [40] (691)
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. [472] (Mauve Ruffe, Tasmanian Ruffe)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Tasmanian Rudderfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [254] (Tasmanian Rudderfish)
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) |