Lutjanidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 129-134

Lutjanidae

(tropical snappers)

Aprion virescens Valenciennes, 1830

Green Jobfish

Aprion virescens Valenciennes, in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 544 ( Seychelles).— Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

Aprion virescens placidus — Whitley 1954: 28 (Timor Sea).

Blackwood Shoal; Franklin Shoal; Evans Shoal (last lot not retained).

Dipterygonotus balteatus (Valenciennes, 1830) Mottled Fusilier Smaris balteatus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 424 ( Sri Lanka). Dipterygonotus balteatus — Ramm 1997: 17 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Hoese et al. 2006: 1195 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

SE of Evans Shoal.

Etelis carbunculus Cuvier, 1828

Ruby Snapper

Etelis carbunculus Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828: 127 ( Mahe, Seychelles).

N of Evans Shoal; NW of Lynedoch Bank (NTM S.15136-001).

New record for the NT.

Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862

Flame Snapper

Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862: 1166 ( Reunion) .

NW of Lynedoch Bank, Arafura Sea (NTM S.13660-003).

New record for the NT.

Lipocheilus carnolabrum ( Chan, 1970) Tang’s Snapper Tangia carnolabrum Chan, 1970: 22 (about 145 km southeast of Hong Kong). Lipocheilus carnolabrum — Ramm 1997: 17 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Anderson and Allen 2001: 2860 (northern Australia; map).

Duddel Shoal, Arafura Sea; W of Lynedoch Bank; Evans Shoal.

Lutjanus argentimaculatus ( Forsskål, 1775)

Mangrove Jack

Sciaena argentimaculata Forsskål, 1775: 47 (Red Sea).

Mesoprion argentimaculatus — Klunzinger 1880: 41 (Port Darwin).

Lutjanus roseigaster — Saville-Kent 1889: 239 (Port Darwin).

Lutjanus argentimaculatus — McCulloch 1929: 203 (Northern Territory); Taylor 1964: 193 (Emerald River, Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt; Port Langdon; Port Bradshaw; Yirrkalla); Midgley 1983: Appendix B (Giddy River); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Allen and Talbot 1985: 19 (Northern Territory); Davis 1988: 164 (upstream Buffalo Creek); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 9 (Mule Creek; Home Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Nightcliff rockpools); Larson 1998: 33 (Maxwell Creek, Melville Island); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 11 (Giddy River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1198 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Creek on NE side Milingimbi.

Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Indonesian Snapper

Diacope bitaeniatus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 536 (Celebes).

Lutjanus bitaeniatus — Ramm 1997: 17 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

N of Duddel Shoal, Arafura Sea.

Lutjanus bohar ( Forsskål, 1775)

Red Bass

Lutjanus bohar Forsskål, 1775: 46 (Arabia) .

Lutjanus coatesi — Whitley 1954: 28 (Sahul Bank; Lynedoch Bank; Evans Shoal; Flinders Reef).

Troubadour Shoals; SE of Evans Shoal.

Lutjanus carponatatus (Richardson 1842)

Stripey Snapper

Mesoprion carponatatus Richardson, 1842b: 28 (Port Essington, NT).— Macleay 1878: 347 (Port Darwin); Zietz 1891: 2 (Northern Territory).

Lutjanus carponatatus — McCulloch 1929: 206 (Northern Territory); Taylor 1964: 198 (Nightcliff; Little lagoon, Groote Eylandt; Winchelsea Island; Bartalumba Bay; Melville Bay; Yirrkalla; Port Bradshaw); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989:82 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote Eylandt); Pender et al. 1992: 67 (Arnhem coast); Larson 1999c: 28 (Field Island); Larson 2000: 43 (Field Island).

Lutjanus carponotatus — Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Channel Island); Hoese et al. 2006: 1199 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Fisher and Calaby 2009: 35 (Tamar Rock, Port Essington).

Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, 1790

Crimson Snapper

Lutianus erythropterus Bloch, 1790: 115 ( Japan) .— Paradice and Whitley 1927: 85 (Pellew Islands).

Mesoprion annularis — Klunzinger 1880: 342 (Port Darwin).

Lutjanus erythropterus — Taylor 1964: 195–200 (Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt; Melville Bay); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 67 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Port Darwin); Hoese et al. 2006: 1199 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

? Lutjanus sanguineus — Waddy 1988: 46 (Groote Eylandt).

Leader’s Creek, Gunn Point; N of Pixie Shoal, Arafura Sea; S of Evans Shoal; N of Smith Point, Cobourg Peninsula.

Lutjanus fulviflamma ( Forsskål, 1775) Blackspot Snapper Sciaena fulviflamma Forsskål, 1775 : xi, 45 (Arabia). Lutianus fulviflamma — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 85 (Pellew Islands). Lutjanus fulviflamma — Taylor 1964: 195 (Groote Eylandt; Bartalumba Bay; Yirrkalla; Port Bradshaw); Allen

1985b: 81 (map of NT records); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1199

( NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

W side Oxley Island; N of Bonner Rock, Gove.

Lutjanus fulvus ( Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

Blacktail Snapper

Holocentrus fulvus Bloch and Schneider, 1801: 318 (Tahiti) .

Lutjanus fulvus — Hoese et al. 2006: 1200 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Pellew Group (AMS material).

Lutjanus gibbus ( Forsskål, 1775)

Paddletail

Sciaena gibba Forsskål, 1775: 46 (Arabia) .

Lutjanus gibbus — Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

Record from photograph by Kim Andersen of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, among fish illegally taken from top of Franklin Shoal, 9° 53.37’S 129° 09.09’E. Also photograph by Matt Flynn, from Goodrich Bank ( Fig. 8).

Lutjanus johnii ( Bloch, 1792)

Golden Snapper

Anthias johnii Bloch, 1792: 113 (Suratta) .

Mesoprion yapilli —Richardson 1842: 26 (Tamar Rock, Port Essington).

Mesoprion johnii — Günther 1859: 201 (Port Essington); Macleay 1878: 347 (Port Darwin).

Lethrinus johnii — Castelnau 1873: 84 (Port Darwin).

Lutjanus johnii — Taylor 1964: 193 (Nightcliff); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Allen and Talbot 1985: 47 (Northern Territory); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Larson 1996: 11 (Nayarnpi Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (off West Point; Woods Inlet; E of South Shell Island); Larson 1997: 33 (East Alligator River; West Alligator Head); Larson 1999b: 35 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 28 (Field Island; West Alligator River); Larson 2000: 43 (Kakadu); Larson 2002: 35 (off West Alligator Head; South Alligator River; East Alligator River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1200 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Fisher and Calaby 2009: 35 (Tamar Rocks, Port Essington).

Creek on NE side Milingimbi.

Lutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes, 1828) Darktail Snapper Serranus lemniscatus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828: 240 ( Ceylon).? Lutjanus vaigiensis — Günther 1859: 191 (Port Essington). Lutjanus lemniscatus — Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Channel

Island area; Middle Arm); Hoese et al. 2006: 1201 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Fog Bay; Charles Point; Channel Island, Darwin Harbour; Greenhill Island; Roche Reef; Sandy Island No. 2.

Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790

Bigeye Snapper

Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790: 82 , 107 ( Japan). Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 67 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1201 (NT; N coast).

Lutjanus lineolatus — Taylor 1964: 199 (Yirrkalla).

SE of Tassie Shoal ; N of Cape Wessel; Arafura Sea.

Lutjanus malabaricus ( Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

Saddletail Snapper

Sparus malabaricus Bloch and Schneider, 1801: 278 (Coromandel) .

Lutjanus malabaricus — Taylor 1964: 200 (Bartalumba Bay; Melville Bay); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 67 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (off Talc Head; off Emery Point); Hoese et al. 2006: 1201 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

? Lutjanus timorensis — Ramm 1997: 17 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Fannie Bay, off Mica Beach, Darwin Harbour; W of Orontes Reef; King River estuary, Arnhem Land;

Maningrida area ; around Milingimbi; N of Cape Wessel .

Lutjanus quinquelineatus ( Bloch, 1790)

Fiveline Snapper

Holocentrus quinquelineatus Bloch, 1790: 84 ( Japan) .

Lutjanus quinquelineatus — Taylor 1964: 196 (Yirrkalla); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1201 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

? Lutjanus kasmira — Wei et al. 1972: 44 (Arafura Sea); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

Coral Bay, Port Essington; SE of Evans Shoal ; N of Goodrich Bank ; East Bremer Island ; N of Cape Wessel.

Lutjanus rivulatus ( Cuvier, 1828)

Maori Snapper

Diacope rivulatus Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828: 414 (Coromandel, Pondicherry, Java, Red Sea, Malabar).

Lutjanus rivulatus — Allen 1985b: 113 (map only); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Anderson and Allen 2001: 2889 (map only).

Snake Bay; Evans Shoal.

Lutjanus rufolineatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Yellowlined Snapper

Diacope rufolineata Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 531 (New Guinea).

S of Evans Shoal (NTM S.14001-001, S.14007-001).

New record for the NT.

Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849) Moses’ Snapper Mesoprion russellii Bleeker, 1849b: 41 (Malay-Moluccan Archipelago) . Genyoroge notata — Saville-Kent 1889: 239 (Port Darwin). Lutianus russellii — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 85 (Pellew Islands). Lutjanus russellii — McCulloch 1929: 203 (Northern Territory); Taylor 1964: 194 (Nightcliff; Groote Eylandt;

Yirrkalla; Port Bradshaw); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Davis 1988: 164

(upstream Buffalo Creek); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote

Eylandt); Pender et al. 1992: 67 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson 1992: 9 (Mule Creek; Home Creek); Larson 1996: 11 (Towns River); Larson 1997: 33 (Field Island); Larson and Williams 1997: 360 (Rapid Creek; reef off Bullocky Point; NW side Channel Island; East Arm); Larson 1999b: 35 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 26 (Field Island); Larson 2000: 43 (Field Island; Middle Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1202 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Lutjanus monostigma — Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea). Liverpool River mouth, Maninigrida; creek on NE side Milingimbi; Town Beach, Milingimbi.

Lutjanus sebae ( Cuvier, 1816) Red Emperor Diacope sebae Cuvier, 1816: 275 (no locality given). Lutianus sebae — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 86 (Pellew Islands). Lutjanus sebae — McCulloch 1929: 204 (Northern Territory); Taylor 1964: 200 (Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt;

Port Langdon; Port Bradshaw); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and

Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1202 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

SW of Lynedoch Bank ; NE of Goulburn Island ; Marchinbar Island ; N of Cape Wessel.

Lutjanus timoriensis ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

Timor Snapper

Diacope timoriensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824: 306 (Coupang coast, Timor).

Lutjanus timoriensis — Hoese et al. 2006: 1203 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Lutjanus vitta ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

Brownstripe Snapper

Serranus vitta Quoy and Gaimard, 1824: 58 (Waigiou) .

Mesoprion vitta — Günther 1859: 208 (Port Essington).

Lutjanus vitta — McCulloch 1929: 206 (Northern Territory); Taylor 1964: 194 (Melville Bay; Yirrkalla); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1202 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Lutjanus vittus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Pender et al. 1992: 67 (Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Ramm 1997: 17 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

SE of Evans Shoal; SE of Tassie Shoal; N of Smith Point; Oxley Island; McCluer Island; Groote Eylandt.

Macolor macularis Fowler, 1931

Midnight Snapper

Macolor macularis Fowler, 1931a: 181 ( Philippines) .

Evans Shoal; Tassie Shoal; Franklin Shoal.

New record for the NT (NTM S.14620-001, S.16007-001).

Macolor niger ( Forsskål, 1775)

Black-and-white Snapper

Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775: 47 (Djedda, Red Sea).

Evans Shoal; Tassie Shoal; Franklin Shoal.

New record for the NT (NTM S.16293-001).

Paracaesio kusakarii Abe, 1960

Saddleback Snapper

Paracaesio kusakarii Abe, 1960: 56 ( Japan) .— Hoese et al. 2006: 1204 (NT; N coast, Arafura Sea).

S of Flinders Shoal; Evans Shoal; Arafura Sea.

Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker, 1869)

False Fusilier

Caesio xanthurus Bleeker, 1869b: 78 ( Madagascar) .

Paracaesio xanthurus — Wei et al. 1972: 44 (Arafura Sea); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea). No specimens from the NT examined; species’ presence in NT waters verified by underwater photograph at Dudley Point, Darwin Harbour ( Fig. 9 ). Material collected by Wei et al. (1972) and cited by Russell and Houston (1989) with unverified location.

Pinjalo lewisi Randall, Allen and Anderson, 1987

Red Pinjalo

Pinjalo lewisi Randall, Allen and Anderson, 1987: 12 (Dumaguete Market, Negros, Philippines).— Hoese et al. 2006: 1205 (NT; N coast, Arafura Sea).

Arafura Sea; S of Evans Shoal.

Pristipomoides filamentosus (Valenciennes, 1830) Rosy Snapper Serranus filamentosus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 508 (St Denis, Bourbon; Mauritius). Pristipomoides filamentosus — Kailola et al. 1993: 305 ("caught incidentally in the Northern Territory Trap and

Dropline Fishery").

Timor Sea; S of Evans Shoal; E of Evans Shoal; Arafura Sea.

Pristipomoides flavipinnis Shinohara, 1963

Goldeneye Snapper

Pristipomoides flavipinnis Shinohara, 1963: 49 (Naha fish market, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan).

S of Evans Shoal.

New record for the NT (NTM S.15051-001).

Pristipomoides multidens ( Day, 1871) Goldband Snapper Mesoprion multidens Day, 1871: 680 (Andaman Islands). Pristipomoides multidens — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 341 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston

1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1206 (NT; N coast).

Evans Shoal area; Lynedoch Bank; SE of Money Shoal; N of Wessel Islands.

Pristipomoides sieboldii (Bleeker, 1857)

Lavender Snapper

Chaetopterus sieboldii Bleeker, 1857b: 20 ( Japan) .

S of Evans Shoal, Lynedoch Bank, Arafura Sea.

New record for the NT (NTM S.14247-001, S.13924-001).

Pristipomoides typus Bleeker, 1852 Sharptooth Snapper Pristipomoides typus Bleeker, 1852h: 575 (western Sumatra).— Ramm 1997: 17 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

S of Evans Shoal; Arafura Sea.

Symphorus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1860) Chinamanfish Mesoprion nematophorus Bleeker, 1860c: 56 (Celebes) . Paradicichthys venenatus — Whitley 1954: 27 (Evans Shoal). Symphorus nematophorus —Whitley 1962: 131–132 (NT); Whitley 1966: 132 (NT); Ramm 1997: 17 (Timor and

Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Hoese et al. 2006: 1208 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N

coast).

Franklin Shoal; Evans Shoal; Bateman Shoal; Anson Bay.

Figures

FIGURE 9. Paracaesio xanthura at Dudley Point, Darwin Harbour, 16 June 2008. Photo by Terina and Keith Saunders.