Genus Helicolenus Goode & Bean, 1896
- Helicolenus Goode, G.B. & Bean, T.H. 1896. Oceanic ichthyology. Special Bulletin. United States National Museum 2: 1-553 pls 1-123 [dated 1895] [248].
Type species:
Scorpaena dactylopterus Delaroche, 1809 by original designation.
Introduction
Both species of Helicolenus were described originally from New Zealand. Recent work (Smith et al. 2009, Paul & Horn 2009) in New Zealand suggested that only a single species is known from New Zealand (Helicolenus percoides), which would make H. barathi a junior synonym, and leave the Australian species undescribed. In the interests of stability, tentatively we retain both names for Australian species pending further studies of the genus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), 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), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Sebastidae. pp. 866-868 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. [866]
Barsukov, V.V. 1973. The species composition of the genus Helicolenus (Sebastinae, Scorpaenidae, Pisces) and a description of a new species. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 13(2): 195-201 [[In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 13 (no. 2):161-167.]]
Barsukov, V.V. 1981. A brief review of the subfamily Sebastinae. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 21 1(1-27) [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 1):1-26]
Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Sebastidae. pp. 496-498 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [496]
Kai, Y., Nakayama, K. & Nakabo, T. 2003. Moledular phylogenetic perspective on speciation in the genus Sebastes (Scorpaenidae) from the northwest Pacific and the position of Sebastes within the subfamily Sebastinae. Ichthyological Research 50(3): 239-244 [239]
Paul, L.J. & Horn, P.L. 2009. Age and growth of sea perch (Helicolenus percoides) from two adjacent areas off the east coast of South Island, New Zealand. Fisheries Research 95: 169–180
Smith, P.J., Struthers, C.D., Paulin, C.D., McVeagh, S.M. & Daley, R.K. 2009. Shallow genetic and morphological divergence among seaperches in the South Pacific (family Scorpaenidae; genus Helicolenus). Journal of Fish Biology 74: 1104–1128
Washington, B.B., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Howe, K.M. 1984. Scorpaeniformes: relationships. pp. 438-447 figs 240-241 in Moser, H.G. et al. (eds). Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Special Publication 1: 1-760 [440]
Washington, B.B., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Howe, K.M. 1984. Scorpaeniformes: relationships. pp. 438-447 figs 240-241 in Moser, H.G. et al. (eds). Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Special Publication 1: 1-760 [440]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 16-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |