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

FRICKE ET ALII, CHECKLIST OF FISHES OF NEW CALEDONIA 423material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 1, [6], 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,14. Depth: 0–8 m. Marine species.Enneapterygius rubicauda Shen in Shen & Wu, 1994. – T a x -o n o m y : First record from New Caledonia (Loyalty Islands)by FRICKE (1997: 310–314). USNM material. – D i s -t r i b u t i o n : NC: 14. Depth: 0–7 m. Marine species.Enneapterygius rufopileus (Waite, 1904). – T a x o n o m y :First record from New Caledonia by FRICKE (1997: 314–321).IRDNC and SMNS material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 8,[9], [10], [11], 12; AU: 17. Depth: 0–6 m. Marine species.Enneapterygius similis Fricke, 1997. – T a x o n o m y : Recordedfrom New Caledonia (Grande Terre) in original descriptionby FRICKE (1997: 326–330); previously reported as ‘Enneapterygiushemimelas (non Kner & Steindachner, 1867)intergradations between colour phase I and II’ by FRICKE(1994: 218, 221). SMNS material (paratype). – D i s t r i b u -t i o n : NC: [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth: 0–13 m. Marine species.Enneapterygius triserialis Fricke, 1994. – T a x o n o m y : Originallydescribed from New Caledonia by FRICKE (1997: 304–310). BPBM, MNHN, SMNS and USNM material. – D i s -t r i b u t i o n : NC: 1, [6], [7], 8, [9], [10], 11, [12], 14. Depth:0–17 m. Marine species.*Enneapterygius trisignatus Fricke, 2001. – T a x o n o m y :Originally described from New Caledonia (northern GrandeTerre) by FRICKE (2001: 6–8). MNHN and SMNS material.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [5], 6, 7. Depth: 1–3 m. Marinespecies.Enneapterygius tutuilae Jordan & Seale, 1906. – T a x o n -o m y : First record from New Caledonia by FRICKE (1994:285–297). BPBM, IRDNC, ROM, SMNS and USNM material.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 1, [6], 7, 8, 9, [10], 11, 12, 14.Depth: 0–32 m. Marine species.Enneapterygius williamsi Fricke, 1997. – T a x o n o m y : Originallydescribed from New Caledonia by FRICKE (1997: 361–366). SMNS and USNM material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC:[6], 7, [9], 14. Depth: 0–10 m. Marine species.Helcogramma sp. (to be described by J. T. WILLIAMS). – T a x o n -o m y : Reported from New Caledonia as Helcogramma ellioti(non Herre, 1944) by HANSEN (1986: 335–337), as Helcogrammasp. by FRICKE (1994: 403–409), as Helcogrammasp. 7 (“Safra” triplefin) by FRICKE (1997: 403–408), and as‘Helcogramma cf. ellioti’ by KULBICKI & WILLIAMS (1997: 21).BPBM, SMNS and USNM material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n :NC: [6], [7], 8, [9], [10], 14. Depth: 1–15 m. Marine species.Helcogramma gymnauchen (Weber, 1909). – T a x o n o m y :New record from New Caledonia, based on SMNS 25400(1 specimen) from Île Nou, off southwestern Grande Terre.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth: 1–8 m.Marine species.Helcogramma hudsoni (Jordan & Seale, 1906). – T a x o n o -m y : First record from New Caledonia as Tripterygion hudsoniby PLESSIS & FOURMANOIR (1966c: 141). USNM material.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [6], [7], 8, [9], [10], [11], 12.Depth: 0–3 m. Marine species.Helcogramma novaecaledoniae Fricke, 1994. – T a x o n o m y :Originally described from New Caledonia by FRICKE (1994:429–430); previously reported as Helcogramma obtusirostre(non Klunzinger, 1871) by HANSEN (1986: 344, part). MNHNand SMNS material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [6], 7, 8, 9,[10], 11, 12, 14. Depth: 2–38 m. Marine species.Helcogramma rhinoceros Hansen, 1986. – T a x o n o m y : Newrecord from New Caledonia based on a photograph taken byG. R. ALLEN at Balabio (Cook Lagoon) in 2006 (fig. XX). –D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 5. Depth: 0–2 m. Marine species.Helcogramma trigloides (Bleeker, 1858). – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by FRICKE (2001: 4) and FRICKE(2002c: 193–194). IRDNC and SMNS material. – D i s t r i -b u t i o n : NC: [6], 7, 8, 9, 10. Depth: 0–5 m. Marine species.Norfolkia brachylepis (Schultz in Schultz, Chapman, Lachner &Woods, 1960). – T a x o n o m y : First record from New Caledoniaby FRICKE (1994: 465–470). IRDNC, NMNZ, SMNSand USNM material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9,14. Depth: 1–9 m. Marine species.Norfolkia squamiceps (McCulloch & Waite, 1916). – Ta x o n -o m y : First record from New Caledonia by FRICKE (1994:473–475); previously reported as Norkolkia sp. by RIVATONet al. (1990: 76). IRDNC, NMNZ, SMNS and USNM material.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [6], [7], 8, [9], [10], [11], 12,14; AU: 17, 18. Depth: 1–12 m. Marine species.Norfolkia thomasi Whitley, 1964. – T a x o n o m y : First recordfrom New Caledonia by FRICKE (1994: 476–478). NMNZ andUSNM material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [6], [7], 8, [9],[10], [11], 14. Depth: 1–20 m. Marine species.Springerichthys kulbickii (Fricke & Randall in Fricke, 1994).– T a x o n o m y : Originally described from New Caledoniaas Gracilopterygion kulbickii by FRICKE & RANDALL inFRICKE (1994: 367–373). BPBM, ROM, SMNS and USNMmaterial. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [6], 7, 8, 9, [10], 14.Depth: 0–15 m. Marine species.Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993. – T a x o n o m y : Recordedfrom New Caledonia in original description by HOLLEMAN(1993: 5–8). NMNZ, ROM, SMNS and USNM material. –D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [1], [6], [7], 8, [9], 10, 14. Depth:2–41 m. Marine species.BlenniidaeAlticus sp. (to be described by J. T. WILLIAMS). – T a x o n o -m y : Reported from New Caledonia by FRICKE & KULBICKI(2006: 346). USNM material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 7,[9]. Depth: 0–2 m. Marine species.Alticus sertatus (Garman, 1903) – Blennie sauteur. – T a x -o n o m y : First record from New Caledonia by KULBICKI& WILLIAMS (1997: 21); previously reported as Alticus saliens(non Forster, 1788) by RIVATON et al. (1990: 27). IRDNC,SMNS and USNM material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [6],[7], 8, [9], [10], 14. Depth: 0–2 m. Marine species.Andamia sp. – T a x o n o m y : Reported from New Caledonia asAndamia reyi by RIVATON et al. (1990: 27). IRDNC material.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [6], [7], 8, [9], [10]. Depth: 0–2 m.Marine species.Andamia amphibius (Walbaum, 1792). – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia (Loyalty Islands) by FRICKE &KULBICKI (2006: 346). SMNS material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n :NC: 14. Depth: 0–2 m. Marine species.Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes,1836). – T a x o n o m y : First record from New Caledonia byRIVATON et al. (1990: 28) and KULBICKI et al. (1994: 32); previouslyreported as Petroscirtes gorrorensis by FOURMANOIR(1971b: 114). IRDNC and USNM material. – D i s t r i b u -t i o n : NC: 1, [6], 7, 8, [9], [10], 14. Depth: 1–20 m. Marinespecies.