Smallscale Kelpfish, Chironemus microlepis Waite 1916
Other Names: Surgefish
A Smallscale Kelpfish, Chironemus microlepis, from Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea, April 2017. Source: mscott / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A kelpfish with five dark blotches along the back, a chequered-board pattern of smaller blotches on the side, and dark brown fins with pale spots.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Chironemus microlepis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2424
Smallscale Kelpfish, Chironemus microlepis Waite 1916
More Info
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Distribution |
Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Kermadec Islands and Northern New Zealand. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XIV-XV, 17-18; Anal fin III, 6-7; Pectoral fin 14-15 (VI, 8- 9); Anal fin III, 6-7; Lateral-line scales 70-75; Scales above lateral line 9-12; Scales below lateral line 15- 21. Moderate projection present on upper posterior margin of frontal bone; maxilla not reaching the anterior margin of orbit; interorbital space concave. |
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Species Citation |
Chironemus microlepis Waite 1916, Trans. Roy. Soc. South Aust. 40: 456, pl. 46. Type locality: Norfolk Island. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Resources |
Smallscale Kelpfish, Chironemus microlepis Waite 1916
References
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Burridge CP, R Meléndez & BS Dyer. 2006. Multiple origins of the Juan Fernández kelpfish fauna and evidence for frequent and unidirectional dispersal of cirrhitoid fishes across the South Pacific. Systematic Biology 55(4): 566-578.
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Francis, M.P., Grace, R.V. & Paulin, C.D. 1987. Coastal fishes of the Kermadec Islands. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 21(1): 1-13.
Meléndez, R. & Dyer, B.S. 2010. Review of the southern hemisphere fish family Chironemidae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidei). Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 45: 683-693
Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279
Stewart, A.L. 2015. 197 Family Chironemidae (pp. 1340-1343), in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. (eds) 2015. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 4 pp. 1153-1748.
Waite, E.R. 1916. A list of the fishes of Norfolk Island and indication of their range to Lord Howe Island, Kermadec Island, Australia and New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 40: 452-458 pls 44-46
