Genus Upeneichthys Bleeker, 1855
- Upeneichthys Bleeker, P. 1855. Over eenige visschen van Van Diemensland. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen [Verh. Akad. Amsterdam] 2: 1-31 fig. 1 [7].
Type species:
Upeneus porosus Cuvier, 1829 by monotypy.
Introduction
Ben-Tuvia (1986) reviewed Upeneichthys and recognised only one of four previously described species, U. lineatus, but acknowledged the considerable morphological variation of the taxon. Hutchins (1990) described Upeneichthys stotti from Western Australia and split U. lineatus into three sub-species based on the earlier descriptions. Following a detailed anatomical study of the Mullidae, Kim (2002) elevated these sub-species to species level, giving a total of four Upeneichthys species, three of which are endemic to Australia. This is the classification that we follow here.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
General References
Ben-Tuvia, A. 1986. Taxonomic status of Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch) in Australian and New Zealand waters. pp. 590-594 figs 1-2 in Uyeno, T., Arai, R., Taniuchi, T. & Matsuura, K. (eds). Indo-Pacific Fish Biology. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Indo-Pacific Fishes. Tokyo : Ichthyological Society of Japan 985 pp.
Hutchins, J.B. 1990. Description of a new species of mullid fish from south-western Australia, with comments on Upeneichthys lineatus. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 483-493 figs 1-4 (recognised two species, with Upeneichthys lineatus having three subspecies)
Kim, B.-J. 2002. Comparative anatomy and phylogeny of the family Mullidae (Teleostei: Perciformes). Memoirs of the Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University 49(1): 1-74
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | MULLIDAE | 09-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 17-Dec-2012 | 17-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |