Species Upeneichthys porosus (Cuvier, 1829)
Ahuruhuru, Goatfish, Red Mullet
- Upeneus porosus Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 3 500 pp., pls 41-71. [455].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.3466, Bay of Islands, New Zealand; MNHP A.3468, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
Generic Combinations
- Upeneichhtys lineatus porosus (Cuvier, 1829). —
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 - Upeneichthys porosus (Cuvier, 1829). —
Bleeker, P. 1855. Over eenige visschen van Van Diemensland. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen [Verh. Akad. Amsterdam] 2: 1-31 fig. 1 [7] (changed combination as type of genus Upeneichthys)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [regarded Upeneichthys lineatus as senior synonym]. —
Ayling, T. & Cox, G.J. 1982. Collins Guide to the Seafishes of New Zealand. Auckland : Collins 343 pp. 48 pls 475 figs. [225]
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. [592]
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 [162] (Norfolk Island)
Introduction
Several species of Upeneichthys have been misidentified as this species in mainland Australia. It is currently recognised as endemic to New Zealand, with a single record from Norfolk Island.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Only recorded from Norfolk Island, based on a Queensland Museum specimen identified as Upeneichthys lineatus porosus (Hutchins 1990); subtropical, New Zealand
IMCRA
Norfolk Island Province (21)
Distribution References
- 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 [162] (as Upeneichthys lineatus, see Other Names)
- 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 [492] (Norfolk Island record of U. lineatus porosus in additional material examined)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, marine, rock reef, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 100 m.
General References
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 [62]
Stewart, A.L. 2015. 185. Family Mullidae. pp. 1289-1294 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. (eds). The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 4 pp. 1153-1748. [1293] (considered endemic to New Zealand and Kermadec Islands)
Common Name References
Francis, M. 2001. Coastal Fishes of New Zealand. Auckland : Reed Publishing (NZ) 3rd edn, 103 pp. [47] (Ahuruhuru, Goatfish, Red Mullet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 | MULLIDAE | 04-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 11-Nov-2011 | ADDED |