Species Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)
Sharptail Sunfish, Point-tailed Sunfish, Tailed Sunfish, Trunkfish
- Orthagoriscus lanceolatus Liénard, R.P. 1840. Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre mole (Orthagoriscus Schn.) découverte á l'île Maurice. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Paris) 3: 291-292 [291].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Port Louis, Mauritius. - Orthagoriscus oxyuropterus Bleeker, P. 1873. Description et figure d'une espèce insulindienne d'Orthagoriscus. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 2 7: 151-153 [151, pl.].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH, Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Fraser-Brunner, A. 1951. The ocean sunfishes (family Molidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Historical Series 1(6): 89-121 figs 1-18 [107]
Generic Combinations
- Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840). —
Jordan, D.S. & Jordan, E.K. 1922. A list of the fishes of Hawaii, with notes and descriptions of new species. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 10(1): 1-92 figs 1-7 pls 1-4 [89]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Coffs Harbour, NSW to off Rottnest Island, WA (32°00'S); tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Oceanic province, pelagic.
General References
Bray, D.J. 2008. Family Molidae. pp. 858-861 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [859]
Fraser-Brunner, A. 1951. The ocean sunfishes (family Molidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Historical Series 1(6): 89-121 figs 1-18 [98]
Glover, C.J.M. 1994. Family Molidae. pp. 915-920, figs 808-810 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [916]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Molidae. pp. 3966-3968 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3967]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59] (2447)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [916] (Sharptail Sunfish, Trunkfish)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Molidae. pp. 3966-3968 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3967] (FAO) (Point-tailed Sunfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Sharptail Sunfish)
Whitley, G.P. 1933. Sunfishes. Victorian Naturalist 49: 207-213 [210] (Tailed Sunfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [65] (Sharptail Sunfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | MOLIDAE | 03-Sep-2020 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |