Species Upeneus australiae Kim & Nakaya, 2002
Australian Goatfish, Gold-band Orange-barred Goatfish (misidentified as Upeneus asymmetricus)
- Upeneus australiae Kim B.-J. & Nakaya, K. 2002. Upeneus australiae, a new goatfish (Mullidae: Perciformes) from Australia. Ichthyological Research 49: 128-132 [128, figs 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.34384–012, west of Island Head, QLD [22°19.73' S, 150°38.03' E].
Paratype(s) AM I.24350–001, Rose Bay, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales [33°52' S, 151°15' E]; AM I.34384–004, same as holotype; AM I.34396–011, Port Clinton, South Arm Channel, Queensland [22°34.24' S, 150°44.62' E]; AM I.34398–062, Port Clinton, South Arm Channel, Queensland [22°34.49' S, 150°45.31' E]; NTM S.10803–018, Trimouille Island, Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia [20°24' S, 115°34' E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner, 1954 [a misidentification]. —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [215, 343]
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. [238, 343]
Introduction
Recent work on the genus Upeneus suggests that many records of U. asymmetricus from northern Australia are probably misidentified records of this species (see Uiblein & Gledhill 2014). Prior to its description this species was also misidentifeid as U. tragula on the east coast of Australia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cockburn Sound, Fremantle, WA (32°11'S) to Sydney, NSW (33°52'S); tropical, south-west Pacific (New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- 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) [322]
- Kim B.-J. & Nakaya, K. 2002. Upeneus australiae, a new goatfish (Mullidae: Perciformes) from Australia. Ichthyological Research 49: 128-132 [129]
- 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. [238, 343] (as Upeneus asymmetricus)
- Uiblein, F. & Gledhill, D.C. 2014. A new goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Australia and Vanuatu, with inter- and intraspecific comparisons. Marine Biology Research [Published online 11 Dec 2014] [13-14] (give distribution to southern QLD although one of the paratypes is from Sydney, NSW)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, soft bottom.
General References
Randall, J.E. & Kulbicki, M. 2006. A review of the goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae) from New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Bank, with a new species and four new records. Zoological Studies 45(3): 298-307 [299]
Uiblein, F. & Gledhill, D.C. 2014. A new goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from Australia and Vanuatu, with inter- and intraspecific comparisons. Marine Biology Research [Published online 11 Dec 2014] [2, 12-14]
Common Name References
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. [238] (misidentified as Upeneus asymmetricus) (Gold-band Orange-barred Goatfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Australian Goatfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [45] (Australian Goatfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | MULLIDAE | 26-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 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 |