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Issue: Vol. 5296 No. 4: 30 May 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-05-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5296.4.4
Page range: 551-560
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Taxonomic identity of the enigmatic Western Australian fish species Stigmatonotus australis Peters, 1877 (Teleostei)

Macleay Collections; Chau Chak Wing Museum; University Avenue; The University of Sydney; NSW 2006; Australia; School of Life and Environmental Sciences; The University of Sydney; NSW 2006; Australia; Ichthyology; Australian Museum Research Institute; 1 William Street; Sydney; New South Wales 2010; Australia
Pisces Systematics ichthyology Hypoplectrodes Anthiadinae synonymy

Abstract

The familial classification and specific identity of Stigmatonotus australis Peters, 1877 has been unresolved ever since its original description. Examination of a photograph and X-radiograph of the holotype confirms placement in the serranid subfamily Anthiadinae. It is further identified to the genus Hypoplectrodes Gill, 1862 and shown to represent a juvenile specimen of the species currently called H. cardinalis Allen & Randall, 1990. Character and other evidence supporting this conclusion are summarised, including discussion of apparently contradictory characters. Consequently, the following synonymisations are proposed: the family-group name Stigmatonotidae Whitley, 1954 with Anthiadides Poey, 1861, the generic name Stigmatonotus Peters, 1877 with Hypoplectrodes Gill, 1862, and the species name H. cardinalis Allen & Randall, 1990 with S. australis Peters, 1877.

 

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