Australian Barred Tilefish, Branchiostegus serratus Dooley & Paxton 1975
Australian Barred Tilefish, Branchiostegus serratus. Source: Eric Frei via Morgan Grant / FishBase. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A tilefish with a series of 18-19 dark bluish-violet wedge-shaped bars along the upper side.
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Bray, D.J. 2021, Branchiostegus serratus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3703
Australian Barred Tilefish, Branchiostegus serratus Dooley & Paxton 1975
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to eastern Australia, from off Innisfail off Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland, to Lake Illawarra, New South Wales. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VI-VII, 15; Anal fin II, 12-13; Pectoral fin 17-18; Caudal fin (principal rays) 17; Gill rakers 18-20; Lateral-line (pored scales) 67-72 (+ 2 on tail), scales above lateral line 7-10, scales below lateral line 20-25; Vertebrae 10+14. |
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Colour |
Freshly caught specimens: silvery-white with some overlying yellow-orange and 18-19 dark bluish-violet wedge-shaped vertical bars, bars shorter anteriorly and posteriorly; iris golden; black area on dorsal margin of orbit; cheeks silvery-white with an oblique dark band from preoperculum nearly to orbit; snout yellow-orange with black area on medial portion of upper lip; dorsal head colored as snout with overlying grey hue; predorsal ridge yellow; dorsal-fin membrane dusky, spinous portion dusky with narrow yellow margin; some diffuse yellow in front of first ray and elliptical yellow spots along dorsal margin between each ray, decreasing between rays 8 and 9, disappearing between rays 12 and 13, last ray dusky; anal-fin membrane translucent; pectoral fin opaque with black margin on first and second rays; pelvic fin translucent; caudal fin base orange, central portion yellow with medial black area; medial posterior edge of caudal, dorsal, and anal lobes black. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on fishes and a range of benthic invertebrates including molluscs bivalves and gastropods), crustaceans (crabs, amphipods and stomatopods), and polychaete worms. |
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Fisheries |
Taken as bycatch in commercial trawls, and marketed fresh. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin serratus (= saw-shaped, serrated) in reference to the series of dark body bars along the upper side. |
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Species Citation |
Branchiostegus serratus Dooley & Paxton 1975, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 99(3): 151, fig. 1. Type locality: Holotype AM I.16207–004, off Newcastle, New South Wale, via Sydney Fish Market. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Resources |
Australian Faunal Directory |
Australian Barred Tilefish, Branchiostegus serratus Dooley & Paxton 1975
References
Dooley, J.K. 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular No. 411: i-v + 1-78 See ref online
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. & 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
Dooley, J.K. & Paxton, J.R. 1975. A new species of tilefish (family Branchiostegidae) from eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 99(3): 151-156 fig. 1 See ref at BHL
Hiramatsu, W. & Yoshino, T. 2012. A new tilefish, Branchiostegus okinawaensis (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae), from Okinawa Island, southern Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 6: 41-49.
