Holocentridae

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 : 72-74

Holocentridae

(squirrelfishes)

Myripristis berndti Jordan and Evermann, 1905

Bigscale Soldierfish

Myripristis berndti Jordan and Evermann, 1905: 170 (Honolulu).— Paxton et al. 1989: 377 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 777 (NT; N coast).

Myripristis botche Cuvier, 1829

Blacktip Soldierfish

Myripristis botche Cuvier, 1829: 151 (Coromandel coast of India).

NTM S.13850-001, N of Goulburn Island, Arafura Sea.

New record for the NT.

Myripristis hexagona ( Lacepède, 1802)

Doubletooth Soldierfish

Lutjanus hexagonus Lacepède, 1802: 213 (unknown locality).

Myripristis macrolepis — Taylor 1964: 114 ( Yirrkala ).

Myripristis hexagonus — Randall and Guézé 1981: 6 ( Yirrkala near Cape Arnhem); Paxton et al. 1989: 377 (NT).

Myripristis hexagona — Randall and Greenfield 1996: 33, fig. 7 ( Yirrkala ); Hoese et al. 2006: 778 (NT; N coast). Coral Bay, Cobourg Peninsula; W side Bremer Island; Truant Island.

Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes, 1831

Epaulette Soldierfish

Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831: 487 ("Ile de France " [ Mauritius]).— Paxton et al. 1989: 377 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 778 (NT; N coast).

Myripristis murdjan ( Forsskål, 1775)

Crimson Soldierfish

Scianea murdjan Forsskål, 1775: 48 (Jeddah, Red Sea).

Myripristis murdjan — Paxton et al. 1989: 377 (N.T.); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 778 (NT; N coast).

Tassie Shoal; Coral Bay, Cobourg Peninsula.

Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851

Violet Soldierfish

Myripristis violacea Bleeker, 1851c: 234 (Banda Neira) .

N of Port Bremer, Cobourg Peninsula; Marchinbar Island, Wessel Islands (S.11453-002, S.13234-004). New record for the NT.

Neoniphon sammara ( Forsskål, 1775)

Slender Squirrelfish

Sciaena sammara Forsskål, 1775: 48 (Djedda, Arabia) .

Neoniphon sammara — Paxton et al. 1989: 379 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 780 (NT; N coast).

Ostichthys acanthorhinus Randall, Shimizu and Yamakawa, 1982 Spinesnout Squirrelfish Ostichthys acanthorhinus Randall, Shimizu and Yamakawa, 1982: 9–10 (Gulf of Oman).— Hoese et al. 2006: 781

(NT; N coast, north of Darwin).

E of Evans Shoal, Arafura Sea.

Ostichthys japonicus (Cuvier, 1829)

Giant Squirrelfish

Myripristis japonicus Cuvier, 1829: 173 ( Japan) .

Ostichthys japonicus — Ramm 1997: 13 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

N of Bathurst Island, Timor Sea.

Sargocentron caudimaculatum ( Rüppell, 1838)

Whitetail Squirrelfish

Holocentrus caudimaculatum Rüppell, 1838: 97 , 103 (Red Sea).

Tassie Shoal (S.14002-001).

New record for the NT.

Sargocentron melanospilos (Bleeker, 1858)

Blackspot Squirrelfish

Holcentrum melanospilos Bleeker, 1858a: 2 ( Ambon) .

Off Evans Shoal (NTM S.14006-001).

New record for the NT.

Sargocentron rubrum ( Forsskål, 1775) Red Squirrelfish Sciaena rubra Forsskål, 1775: 48 (Red Sea). Holocentrum rubrum — Macleay 1878: 354 (Port Darwin). Holocenthrus ruber — Taylor 1964: 114 (Little Lagoon; Bartalumba Bay; Yirrkalla). Sargocentron rubrum — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 334 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Paxton et al. 1989: 381 (NT);

Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 66 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and Williams 1997: 351 (East Point Reef); Hoese et al. 2006: 784 (NT; N coast).

Off East Point, Darwin; Coral Bay, Cobourg Peninsula; North Oxley Island.

Sargocentron spiniferum ( Forsskål, 1775)

Sabre Squirrelfish

Sciaena spinifera Forsskål, 1775: 49 (Jeddah) .

Tassie Shoal; S of Franklin Shoal (NTM S.14620-003, S.15468-001).

New record for the NT.

Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853)

Redface Squirrelfish

Holocentrum violaceum Bleeker 1853e: 335 (Amboina) .

Sargocentron violaceum — Paxton et al. 1989: 381 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 785 (NT; N coast).