Species Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870
Golden Bullseye, Golden Sweeper, Ransonnet's Bullseye, Rosy Sweep, Yellow Sweeper
- Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner, F. 1870. Ichthyologische Notizen (10). Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 61(1): 623-642 figs 1-5 [623].
Type data:
Syntype(s) Nagasaki, Japan; NHMW 37101, Nagasaki, Japan; NHMW 38606, Nagasaki, Japan. - Pempheris unwini Ogilby, 1889.
Type data:
Holotype AM I.1478, Lord Howe Island.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [65] (from Jubb 1977, PhD thesis)
Generic Combinations
- Parapriacanthus unwini (OIgilby, 1889). —
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [405]
Introduction
Randall & Bogorodsky (2016) recognised seven species from the western Indian Ocean and considered that records of P. ransonneti from that region were misdentifications of other species and that ransonneti did not occur in the western Indian Ocean.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtmans Abrolhos Islands (28°45'S) to North West Shelf (17°59'S), Rowley Shoals (17°30'S) and Scott Reef (14°05'S), WA, and Lizard Island (14º42'S) to Moreton Bay, QLD, also Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island, Timor Sea, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
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] (Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island)
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270 [264]
- 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]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, coral reef, inshore, marine, nectonic.
Extra Ecological Information
To 550 m.
General References
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. [92] (as Parapriacanthus unwini)
Bray, D.J. & Paxton, J.R. 2006. Pempheridae. pp. 1275-1279 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1276]
Mooi, R.D. 2001. Pempheridae. pp. 3201-3204 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. [3204]
Randall, J.E. & Bogorodsky, S.V. 2016. Preliminary review of the pempherid fish genus Parapriacanthus of the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of five new species. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 20: 1-24
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp. [144] (Ransonnet's Bullseye)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [89] (Yellow Sweeper)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [213] (Golden Sweeper)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Golden Bullseye)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2016 | PEMPHERIDAE | 19-Dec-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 17-Dec-2012 | 05-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |