Yellowspotted Boarfish, Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley 1944
A Yellowspotted Boarfish, Paristiopterus gallipavo. Source: Rudie H. Kuiter / Aquatic Photographics. License: All rights reserved
A large pearly-grey boarfish with two indistinct darker oblique bands on the midbody, and yellowish to brownish spots on head, nape and either side of dorsal-fin base. Large adults have rough, exposed head bones.
Yellowspotted Boarfish, Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley 1944
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Distribution |
Endemic to temperate waters of southern Australia, from the Gulf St.Vincent and Kangaroo Island, South Australia, to SW of Carnarvon, Western Australia. Yellowspotted Boarfish inhabit the continental shelf and upper slope at depths to 260 metres |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VII-VIII, 16-18; Anal fin III, 9-10; Pectoral fin 16-18; Pelvic fin I, 5; Lateral line scales 72-26. Body depth 31-55% SL. Head with extensive fleshy covering of bony areas in all but largest adults; snout noticeably produced in juveniles; nape in juveniles without bony knob. Dorsal fin with long, slender spines in juveniles and adults, the last 5 produced well beyond fin membrane in large individuals; anal fin short-based, fin margin mostly straight. |
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Size |
Reaches a length of 60 cm. |
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Colour |
Body pearly-grey, with brownish spots on the head, nape and on either side of the dorsal-fin base, and smaller brownish flecks elsewhere; two indistinct darker oblique bands on midbody, running obliquely to and above the anal fin; pectoral fins clear, others with brownish spots or blotches, those on caudal fin in a basal crescent-shaped pattern. |
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Fisheries |
Taken as bycatch in commercial fisheries and marketed fresh, and caught by recreational fishers. |
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Conservation |
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Similar Species |
The species is somewhat similar to the Giant Boarfish, Paristiopterus labiosus, which occurs eastwards from Port Phillip, Victoria. |
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Etymology |
The specific name gallipavo is from the Latin gallus (= chicken) and pavo (= peacock), meaning turkey. It is unclear why Whitley decided on this name. |
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Species Citation |
Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley, 1944, Proc. Roy. Zool. Soc. N. S. W. 1943-44: 28, fig. 4. Type locality: off Rockingham, Western Australia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Resources |
Yellowspotted Boarfish, Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley 1944
References
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Hardy, G.S. 1994. Pentacerotidae. pp. 629-636, figs 553-559 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
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Whitley, G.P. 1944. Illustrations of some Western Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1943–44: 25-29 figs 1-6
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp.
