Lethrinidae

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 : 140-143

Lethrinidae

(sweetlip emperors)

Gymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973 Swallowtail Seabream Gymnocranius elongatus Senta, 1973: 135 (off Sarawak, Borneo).— Ramm 1997: 18 (Timor and Arafura Seas,

between longitudes 127– 137° E); Hoese et al. 2006: 1233 (NT; N coast).

S of Franklin Shoal; SE of Evans Shoal; Arafura Sea.

Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830)

Robinson’s Seabream

Cantharus grandoculis Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 341 ( Seychelles).

Gymnocranius robinsoni — Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

Gymnocranius grandoculis — Carpenter and Allen 1989: 28 (NT map); Hoese et al. 2006: 1233 (NT; N coast). Gymnocranius griseus — Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

N of Wessel Islands; SE of Evans Shoal.

Lethrinus amboinensis Bleeker, 1854

Ambon Emperor

Lethrinus amboinensis Bleeker, 1854f: 490 ( Ambon) .— Hoese et al. 2006: 1234 (NT; N coast, Darwin).

Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910

Yellowtail Emperor

Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910a: 515 ( Philippines) .

Evans Shoal area; New Year Island; NE of Truant Island; Groote Eylandt.

New record for the NT (NTM S.12818-002, S.13241-002, S.16111-001, S.16294-001).

Lethrinus erythracanthus Valenciennes, 1830

Orangespotted Emperor

Lethrinus erythracanthus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 314 (Luganor).

Lethrinus kallopterus — Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

Money Shoal; SE of Evans Shoal; Blackwood Shoal; Arafura Sea.

Lethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes, 1830

Threadfin Emperor

Lethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 306 (Indian Ocean).

Lethrinus nematacanthus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 342 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 68 (western Gulf of Carpentaria).

Lethrinus genivittatus — Carpenter and Allen 1989: 62 (NT map); Larson and Williams 1997: 361 (Vesteys Beach reef); Hoese et al. 2006: 1235 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

E of North Goulburn Island, Arafura Sea. Pellew Islands (AMS material).

Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne and Macleay, 1877 Grass Emperor Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne and Macleay, 1877: 276 (Percy I., Qld) .— Carpenter and Allen 1989: 67 (NT map);

Larson and Williams 1997: 361 (East Arm); Hoese et al. 2006: 1236 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Lethrinus punctulatus Macleay, 1878: 351 (Port Darwin); Taylor 1964: 212 (Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt;

Winchelsea Island; Port Langdon; Chasm Island: Melville Bay). Lethrinus richardsoni — Klunzinger 1880: 357 (Port Darwin). Lethrinus fletus Whitley, 1943a: 138 (Pellew Islands) . Lethrinus fraenatus - Sainsbury et al. 1984: 342 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 82

(Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt).

Shell Island, Nightcliff reef, Jones Creek, Vesteys Beach reef, Darwin Harbour; Gunn Point; Shoal Bay; North Goulburn Island; South Goulburn Island; Coral Bay, Port Essington; King River estuary, Arnhem Land; SE of Milingimbi.

Lethrinus lentjan ( Lacepède, 1802)

Redspot Emperor

Bodianus lentjan Lacepède, 1802: 281 , 293 (Java).

Lethrinus fusciceps Macleay, 1878: 351 (Port Darwin).

Lethrinus cocosensis — Saville-Kent 1889: 239 (Port Darwin).

Lethrinus glyphodon — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 88 (Pellew Islands).

Lethrinus lentjan — Taylor 1964: 211 (Yirrkalla; Port Bradshaw); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 342 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Carpenter and Allen 1989: 68 (map only); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt); Pender et al. 1992: 68 (Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson 1992: 9 (Bing Bong Creek; Home Creek; Mule Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 361 (Larrakeyah Naval Base; East Arm boat ramp); Hoese et al. 2006: 1236 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Lethrinus mahsenoides — Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

? Lethrinus sp. 3 — Carpenter 2001: 3048 (possibly to Darwin).

Bullocky Point reef, Larrakeyah Naval Base, Darwin Harbour; Gunn Point reef; Melville Island; N of

Goulburn Island; NE of Money Shoal ; Drimmie Head, Gove ; N of Cape Wessel.

Lethrinus miniatus ( Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

Redthroat Emperor

Sparus miniatus Bloch and Schneider, 1801: 281 ( New Caledonia).

Lethrinus chrysostomus — McCulloch 1929: 225 (Northern Territory).

Lethrinus miniatus — Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

Goodrich Bank (Matt Flynn photograph; Fig. 10).

Lethrinus nebulosus ( Forsskål, 1775) Spangled Emperor Sciaena nebulosa Forsskål, 1775: 52 (Red Sea). Lethrinus nebulosus — Klunzinger 1880: 356 (Port Darwin). Lethrinus haematopterus — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 88 (Pellew Islands). Lethrinus fasciatus — McCulloch 1929: 227 (Northern Territory). Lethrinus ornatus — Taylor 1964: 211 ( Yirrkala ). Lethrinus choerorhynchus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 342 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]). Lethrinus nebulosus — Blaber et al. 1992: 9 (Groote Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997: 361 (E of South Shell

Island; reef by East Arm boat ramp); Hoese et al. 2006: 1237 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Peron Islands; Roche Reef; Melville Bay; S of Evans Shoal; McCluer Island; Marchinbar Island; Melville Bay, Gove.

Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830

Longnose Emperor

Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 295 (Java).

Blackwood Shoal, Arafura Sea (NTM S.16279-001). Also photo records by Matt Flynn ( Fig. 11).

New record for the NT.

Lethrinus ornatus Valenciennes, 1830 Ornate Emperor Lethrinus ornatus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 310 (Java).— Taylor 1964: 211 (Yirrkalla);

Hoese et al. 2006: 1238 (NT; N coast, off Arnhem Land).

Marchinbar Island; East Bremer Island; Groote Eylandt area.

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978

Spotcheek Emperor

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978: 58 (Naha Fish Market, Okinawa).

W of Point Blaze, Timor Sea (NTM S.13865-001).

New record for the NT.

Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830

Blackblotch Emperor

Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 294 (Bourou).

Lethrinus reticulatus — Macleay 1884: 17 (Port Darwin).

Cootamundra Shoal; Tassie Shoal; Evans Shoal.

Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes, 1830 Variegated Emperor Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830: 287 (Massuah, Red Sea).— Ramm 1997: 18

(Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E )).

No specimens are held at NTM from the NT, but there is one from off Margaret Harries Bank, just west of the NT border (Ramm’s specimen not retained or photographed).

Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870

Yellowlip Emperor

Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870: 753 (Kosseir, Red Sea).

Goodrich Bank, Timor Sea. Based on photograph by Matt Flynn ( Fig. 12 ).

New record for the NT.

Lethrinus sp.

Drab Emperor

Lethrinus sp. 2 — Carpenter 2001: 3047 (“northwestern to northeastern Australia ”; map).

Monotaxis grandoculis ( Forsskål, 1775)

Bigeye Seabream

Sciaena grandoculis Forsskål, 1775 : xi, 53 ( Ambon).

NE of Evans Shoal, Arafura Sea (NTM S.13659-001).

New record for the NT.

Wattsia mossambica ( Smith, 1957)

Mozambique Seabream

Gnathodentex mossambicus Smith, 1957: 121–124 ( Mozambique) .

Four lots from around Evans Shoal; NW of Lynedoch Bank (NTM S.15234-001, S.13660-001, S.12822- 002, S.16299-001).

New record for the NT.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Lethrinus xanthochilus, Goodrich Bank, Timor Sea. Photograph by Matt Flynn.