Pink Tilefish, Branchiostegus wardi Whitley 1932
Other Names: Ward's Horsehead, Ward's Tilefish
A Pink Tilefish, Branchiostegus wardi, from off Récif Toombo, off Nouméa, New Caledonia, depth 250 m, July 2009. Source: Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons. License: CC by Attribution-ShareAlike
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Bray, D.J. 2021, Branchiostegus wardi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3704
Pink Tilefish, Branchiostegus wardi Whitley 1932
More Info
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Distribution |
Northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to off Lakes Entrance, Victoria. Elsewhere the species occurs in New Caledonia. Inhabits soft sediment areas on the continental shelf. |
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Species Citation |
Branchiostegus wardi Whitley 1932, Records of the Australian Museum 18(6): 335, pl. 39(3). Type locality: Port Stephens, New South Wales. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Pink Tilefish, Branchiostegus wardi Whitley 1932
References
Dooley, J.K. 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes : Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two new species. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Circular 411: 1-78 figs 1-44
Dooley, J.K. 1999. Family Branchiostegidae. pp. 2630-2648 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790.
Dooley, J.K. & Iwatsuki, Y. 2012. A new speces of deepwater tilefish (Percoidea: Branchiostegidae) from the Philippines, with a brief discussion of the status of tilefish systematics. Zootaxa 3249: 31-38 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3249.1.3
Dooley, J.K. & Kailola, P.J. 1988. Four new tilefishes from the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a review of the genus Branchiostegus. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 35(3): 247-260 https://doi.org/10.11369/jji1950.35.247
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp.
Kramer, S.H., Kramer, S.M. & Newman, S.J. 1994. New deep-water fish records from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Pacific Science 48(1): 70-79
Marino, R.P. & Dooley, J.K. 1982. Phylogenetic relationships of the tilefish family Branchiostegidae (Perciformes) based on comparative myology. Journal of Zoological Society of London 196: 151-163.
Whitley, G.P. 1932. Studies in Ichthyology No. 6. Records of the Australian Museum 18(6): 321-348 figs 1-3 pls 36-39
