Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the ...

FRICKE ET ALII, CHECKLIST OF FISHES OF NEW CALEDONIA 393G. R. ALLEN (personal communication, May 2010); previouslyreported as Siphamia versicolor (non Smith & Radcliffein Radcliffe, 1911) by PLESSIS & FOURMANOIR (1966c:129), and as Siphamia sp. by RIVATON et al. (1990: 24) andK ULBICKI & WILLIAMS (1997: 15). IRDNC and SMNS material.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 1, 5, [6], [7], 8, [9], [10], [11],12, 14. Depth: 0–91 m. Marine species. – R e m a r k s : Twoadditional, undescribed Siphamia spp. occur in New Caledonia,which will be described in a review of the genus byGON & ALLEN (G. R. ALLEN, personal communication, May2010).Sphaeramia nematoptera (Bleeker, 1856). – T a x o n o m y :First record from New Caledonia (Grande Terre) by ALLEN(1999b: 2610). IRDNC and SMNS material. – D i s t r i b u -tion: NC: 5, [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth: 1–14 m. Marinespecies.Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier [ex Kuhl & Hasselt] in Cuvier& Valenciennes, 1828) – Apogon à pois. – T a x o n o m y :First record from New Caledonia (Grande Terre) as Apogonorbicularis by WHITLEY (1961: 64). AMS material. – D i s -t r i b u t i o n : NC: [5], [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth: 0–5 m.Marine species.Zoramia leptacantha (Bleeker, 1856–1857) – Apogon à dorsalefilamenteuse. – T a x o n o m y : First record from New Caledoniaby WHITLEY (1961: 65); previously described asApogon graeffei by FOURMANOIR (1981: 27). AMS, IRDNCand SMNS material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10. Depth: 1–12 m. Marine species.Zoramia viridiventer Greenfield, Langston & Randall, 2005.– T a x o n o m y : New record from New Caledonia; previouslyreported as Apogon fragilis (non Smith, 1961) byF OURMANOIR (1981: 27), as Apogon gilberti (non Jordan &Seale, 1905) by RIVATON et al. (1990: 23) and THOLLOT (1996a:10), and as Apogon sp. 1 by LABOUTE & GRANDPERRIN (2000:215). SMNS material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 5, [6], [7],8, [9], 10, 14. Depth: 1–15 m. Marine species.EpigonidaeBrephostoma carpenteri Alcock, 1899. – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 24) andRIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 318). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC:4, [5], [7]. Depth: 500–2782 m. Marine species.SillaginidaeSillago ciliata Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 – Baleinier,merlan; Ièh (Canala). – T a x o n o m y : First recordfrom New Caledonia by FOURMANOIR & LABOUTE (1976: 34);previously reported as Sillago sp. by JOUAN (1861: 272–273)and described as Sillago insularis by CASTELNAU (1873: 114).IRDNC and WAM material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [1],[5], [6], [7], 8, [9], 10, 11, [12]; AU: 17. Depth: 5–46 m. Marinespecies.Sillago sihama (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) – Baleinier argenté.– T a x o n o m y : First record from New Caledonia (GrandeTerre) by BORODIN (1932: 85). IRDNC and WAM material.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [5], [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth:0–1 m. Freshwater, transitional water and marine.MalacanthidaeBranchiostegus wardi Whitley, 1932 – Tête de cheval. – T a x -o n o m y : First record from New Caledonia by FOURMANOIR& LABOUTE (1976: 134). IRDNC material. – D i s t r i b u -t i o n : NC: [5], [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth: 100–250 m. Marinespecies.Hoplolatilus chlupatyi Klausewitz, McCosker, Randall &Zetzsche, 1978. – T a x o n o m y : First record from NewCaledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 51), RIVATON & BOURRET(1999: 78) and FRICKE & KULBICKI (2006: 331). IRDNC material.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [5], [6], [7], 8, [9], [10].Depth: 30–60 m. Marine species.Hoplolatilus cuniculus Randall & Dooley, 1974. – T a x o n -o m y : First record from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al.(1990: 51) and LABOUTE & GRANDPERRIN (2000: 221). – D i s -t r i b u t i o n : NC: [5], [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth: 25–115 m.Marine species.Hoplolatilus fronticinctus (Günther, 1887). – T a x o n o m y :First record from New Caledonia by DOOLEY (1978: 64–65).According to G. R. ALLEN (personal communication, May2010), western Pacific material belongs to an undescribedspecies (to be described by ALLEN & ERDMANN). – D i s t r i -b u t i o n : NC: [5], [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth: 40–70 m. Marinespecies.Hoplolatilus starcki Randall & Dooley, 1974. – T a x o n o m y :First record from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 51)and KULBICKI et al. (1994: 22). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 1,[5], [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth: 20–105 m. Marine species.Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848 – Couvreur à rostrecourt. – T a x o n o m y : First record from New Caledonia byFOURMANOIR (1976: 54); previously reported as Malacanthushoedti by FOURMANOIR (1971b: 112). – D i s t r i b u t i o n :NC: 1, 5, [6], [7], 8, [9], [10], [11], [12], 14; AU: 17. Depth:5–50 m. Marine species.Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède [ex Commerson], 1801) –Malacanthe à larges raies, oeil de la mer. – Ta x o n o m y :First record from New Caledonia by FOURMANOIR & LABOUTE(1976: 135). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 1, 5, [6], 7, 8, [9], [10],14. Depth: 5–60 m. Marine species.CoryphaenidaeCoryphaena equiselis Linnaeus, 1758 – Coryphène dauphin. –T a x o n o m y : First record from New Caledonia by RIVATONet al. (1990: 36) and RIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 320). – D i s -t r i b u t i o n : NC: [1], [2], [3], 4, [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10],[11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16]; AU: 17, [18]. Depth: 0–400 m.Marine species.Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 – Coryphène, mahimahi.– T a x o n o m y : First record from New Caledonia byF OURMANOIR & LABOUTE (1976: 326). – D i s t r i b u t i o n :NC: 1, [2], [3], [4], 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, [13], [14], [15], 16.Depth: 0–100 m. Marine species.EcheneidaeEcheneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 – Rémora. – T a x o n o m y :First record from New Caledonia by JOUAN (1879: 334). –D i s t r i b u t io n : NC: 1, [2], [3], [4], 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,[12], [13], 14, [15], [16]; AU: 17, 18; NZ: [19], 20, [21], [22],23. Depth: 0–85 m. Marine species.Phtheirichthys lineatus (Menzies, 1791). – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 37) andFRICKE & KULBICKI (2006: 332). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC:[1], [5], [6], [7], 8, [9], [10], [11], [12]; AU: [17], [18]; NZ: 23.Depth: 0–5 m. Marine species.