Australian Striped Velvetchin, Hapalogenys dampieriensis Iwatsuki & Russell 2006


Other Names: Lined Javelinfish, Lined Javelin-fish, Striped Velvetchin

An Australian Striped Velvetchin, Hapalogenys dampieriensis, from West of Point Farquhar, Western Australia, May 2018, 160-200 m. Source: Chris Dowling / Flickr. License: All rights reserved

Summary:
A pale silvery bronze velvetchin with four narrow dark stripes along the upper side i juveniles less than 10 cm SL, the 2nd and 3rd stripes most distinct, and a dense cluster of short papillae on the fleshy lower lip. Adults lose the upper and lower stripes. 
This species has long been confused with Hapalogenys kishinouyei.

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Bray, D.J. 2021, Hapalogenys dampieriensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2439

Australian Striped Velvetchin, Hapalogenys dampieriensis Iwatsuki & Russell 2006

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Distribution

Endemic to northern Australia, from off Shark Bay, Western Australia, to the Arafura Sea, Northern Territory.

Features

Dorsal fin XI, 13-14; Anal fin III, 8-9; Lateral line (pored scales) 41-45; Vertebrae 10+14=24..
Lower lip fleshy with dense cluster of very short papillae anteriorly, scaly posteriorly (on posterior abdominal part of angular of lower jaws); presence of 10 unobstructed pores on and behind chin (posteriormost 2 sometimes slit-like); maxilla without scales. Soft rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins somewhat truncated posteriorly and slightly angulated posteriorly, respectively; pelvic-fin tip extending beyond anus but clearly not reaching to base of 1st anal-fin spine when depressed; procumbent spine-like process (tip of 1st pterygiophore) apparent at origin of dorsal-fin but covered by predorsal scales.

Colour

Four narrow longitudinal dark stripes (2nd and 3rd stripes most distinct, 2nd from nape to base of mid dorsal-fin soft rays, 3rd from eye to last dorsal-fin ray base) in specimens less than about 10 cm SL, thereafter 2nd and 3rd stripes visible only, remainder and 3rd stripes not present in specimens less than about 20 cm SL, their width below base of 5th and 6th dorsal-fin spines clearly narrower than pupil diameter in 6.5-15.8 cm SL).

Fisheries

Occasionally taken as bycatch in commercial trawls.

Etymology

The specific name dampieriensis refers to the Dampierian Province (named after the explorer William Dampier), a biogeographic region extending from approximately Geraldton in Western Australia across northern Australia to Cape York, approximating the distribution of the new species in Australia.

Species Citation

Hapalogenys dampieriensis Iwatsuki & Russell 2006, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 63(1): 36, figs 1B, 2C, D. Type locality: north of Cape Lambert, Western Australia, 19°09'S, 117°26'–117°28'E. 

Author

Bray, D.J. 2021

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Australian Striped Velvetchin, Hapalogenys dampieriensis Iwatsuki & Russell 2006

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. (as Hapalogenys kishinouyei)

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. (as Hapalogenys kishinouyei)

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. (as Hapalogenys kishinouyei)

Iwatsuki, Y. & Russell, B.C. 2006. Revision of the genus Hapalogenys (Teleostei: Perciformes) with two new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 63(1): 29-46 http://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.2006.63.6, open access

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293

McKay, R.J. 2001. Haemulidae. pp. 2961-2989 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. (as Hapalogenys kishinouyei)

Parenti, P. 2019. Haplogenyidae, a new family of Percomorpha fishes. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 25(2): 81-83

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. (as Hapalogenys kishinouyei)

Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155 (as Hapalogenys kishinouyei)

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37350027

Depth:87-230 m

Habitat:Muddy/rocky areas

Max Size:30 cm SL

Native:Endemic

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