Species Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855)

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External Links

• Upeneoides sundaicus Bleeker, P. 1855. Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 8: 391-434 [411].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) RMNH 5735, Ambon (as Amboina), Indonesia.
• Pennon armatoides Whitley, G.P. 1955. Taxonomic notes on fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1953–54: 44-57 figs 1-8 [50, fig. 5].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM IB.3006, Exmouth Gulf, WA.
  Paratype(s) AM IB.2980; AM IB.2989; AM IB.3025; AM IB.3195.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Kühlmorgen-Hille, G. 1974. Family Mullidae. 33 pp. 76 figs in Fischer, W. & Whitehead, P.J.P. (eds). FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishing Purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific. Fishing areas 57 and 71. Rome : FAO Vol. 3. [MULL Upen 5]

 

Generic Combinations

• Upeneus sundaicus (Bleeker, 1855). —
  Bleeker, P. 1864. Quatrième notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l'île de Bouro. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 2: 141-151 [147] (195; changed combination)

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Exmouth Gulf, WA (22°E) to Shoalwater Bay, QLD (22°20'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, inshore, marine, sand bottom marine, sublittoral.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [142]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [510]

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [90]

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]

Randall, J.E. 2001. Mullidae. pp. 3175-3200 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. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3198]

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. [236]

Uiblein, F. & Heemstra, P.C. 2010. A taxonomic review of the western Indian Ocean goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Family Mullidae), with descriptions of four new species. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 11: 35-71 [52]

Uiblein, F. & Heemstra, P.C. 2011. Description of a new goatfish species, Upeneus randalli n. sp. (Mullidae), from the Persian Gulf, with remarks and identification keys for the genus Upeneus. Scientia Marina 75(3): 585-594 [588]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1211 and 1217, as Pennon armatoides)

 

Common Name References

FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Ochrebanded Goatfish)

Randall, J.E. 2001. Mullidae. pp. 3175-3200 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. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3198] (FAO) (Ochreband Goatfish)

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. [236] (Ochre-banded Goatfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Ochreband 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] (Ochreband 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