A total of twenty three type and cotype specimens is

listed. Both old and recent registration numbers are

included and recent alterations in taxonomy

Andrews, AP

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[1Vlal1l1scripr recciv('d 27th August, 1970 A CATALOGUE OF THE TYPE MATERIAL (FISHES) IN THE TASMANIAN MUSEUM by A. P. ANDREWS, Tasmanian !v[USfUIn ABSTRACT A total of twenty three type and cotype specimens is listed. Both old and recent registration numbers are included and recent alterations in taxonomy. INTRODUCTION The study of Tasmanian Ichthyology which extends back over almost two hundred years was initiated by the early explorers. The material collected by them was taken back to Europe for description, the types and figured specimens usually being deposited in European institutions. With the establishment of the Royal Society of Tasmania in 1843 a venue for local public-ations and a repository for specimens became available. When, in 1885 the Museum and Botanic Gardens were handed over to the State, research work of fishes was well established. Writers sllch as W. Saville-Kent, R. M. Johnston and Alex Morton had all made contributions and in 1891 R. M. Johnston published his Jist of all the then known species. In 1913 the Commonwealth Government presented a large collection of specimens collected by the F.I.S. Endeavour during the years 1909 to 1914. Included were types described by A. R. McCulloch. During the sub-sequent years the type collection has been increased in size and many of the species described earlier have been put into synonomy. The purpose of the present work is to bring the list up to dale regarding recent additions and taxonomic changes. NOTES The Endeavour material was originally registered in the Australian Museum, Sydney and the 'Original numbers are included together with current Tasmanian M lIseum numbers. Old Tasmanian Museum numbers are prefixed by the letters 'TM' or 'D'. Current Tasmanian Museum numbers are prefixed by the letter 'D'. Class ELASMOBRANCHII Order SQUAUFORMES Family SQUALlDAE Genus CENTRINA Cuvier 1816 Celltrina bruniensis Ogilby, 1893 Rec. Anst. Mus. H, 5, Sept. 1893, p. 62. = Oxynotlls bruniensis (Ogilby), 1893. Holo.type: Di54/13139, Mounted skin. Localitv: Collected on the shore of Bruny Island, Tasmania-. Dead and dried Ollt but in a fair state of preservation. Note: Old Reg. No. TM 3079. B Class TELEOSTOf\.ll Order CLlJPEiFORiVmS Family STERNOPTYCHIDAE Genus POJ_YIPNUS Gunther, 1887 Polyipnus tridentiJer McCulloch, 1914. BioI. Res. Endeavour, II, 3, July 3, 1914, p. 87. Cotypes (5) D151!13032. Spirit specimens. Lo.cality: Great Australian Bight, Long. 129°28'E. F.LS. Endeavour 350-450 fathoms, 14 May 1913. Noll': Old Reg. No. D37. Order GALAXHFORMES Family GALAXIIDAE Genus .PARAGAI"AXIAS Scott, 1935 Paragalaxias shannone-nsis Scott, 1935. Pap. and Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania 1934 (1935) p. 41 Paratypes: D1/ 180. Spirit specimen. D996 " " Locality: Shannon River, below Miena dam, Great Lake Tasmania. 3 Dec. 1933. Note: The second paratype (0996) was originally lodged in the Zoology Dept, University of Tasmania and was transferred to the Tasmanian Museum in 1969. Genus GALAXIAS Cuvier, 1816 Galaxias parvlIs Frankenberg, 1968 Aust. Zoo!. Vol. XIV, Part 3, 1968, p. 268. pI. XIV-XV. Holotype: D940. Spirit specimen. Locality: Lake Pedder, south west Tasmania, from a pond on the east bank 1 - 3 Feb. 1967. Galaxias pedderellsis Frankenberg, 1968 Aust. ZooL Vol. XIV, part 3, 1968, p. 268. pl. XIV-XV. HoZotype: D941. Spirit specimen. Locality: Lake Pedder, south west Tasmania, from mouth of inflowing stream from Lake Maria. 1 Feb. 1967. Order MACRURlFORMFS Family MACRURIOAE Genus CORYPHAENOIUES Hector, 1871 Coryphaenoides tasmanille Johnston, 1883 Pap. and Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania 1882 (1883), p. 143. = Mac:rurollus novaezeiandiae (Hector), 187 J. J!o]otype: D144/13025. Spirit specimen. Cotypes (4): D31/497. Spirit specimens. Locality: Kangaroo Bluff, Tasmania. Note: In his description, Johnston men1ions that the species had been known from the west coast and entered the Derwent occasionally but gives no dates f'Or the collections of the material. https://doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.105.12 A CATALOGUE OF THE TYPE MATERIAL (F1SHES) IN THE TASMANIAN MUSEUM D144/13025 = Old Reg. No. TM5785. D31/497 = Old Reg. No. TM5184. Order GADIFORMES Family MORIDAE Genus LEPIDION Swainson 1838 Lepidion microcephailis Cowper, 1956 Pacific Science 10 : p. 407-409. Ho/vtype: DI60/13225. Spirit specimen. Lvca/itv: East coast. Tasmania. 12 miles eas!. of Schouten'Island, 400-420 fathoms J 5 Feb. 1.953. Order ZEIFORMES Family ZE1DAE Genus ALLOCYTTUS McCulloch, 191.4 A Ilocyttus verrucosus Gilchrist val'. prvpil1<jllus McCulloch, 1914 BioI. Res. Endeavour, n, 3, July 3, 1914, p. 116. = Al/ocyttlls verrucoslls (Gilchrist), 1928. Cotype: DI46/13027. Spirit specimen. Locality: Great Australian Bight 129°28'E, 350-450 fathoms, 14 May J 913, F.r.S. Endmvour. Note: Old Reg. No. D32, Aust. Mus. No. E3282. Order BERYCIFORMI~S Family BERYCIDAE Genus AUSTROBERYX McCulloch, 1911 Allstroberyx brevis ('I) McCulloch, 1911 Bio!. Res. Endeavour J, Dec. 22, 1911, p. 39. = Centroberyx affinis (Gunther), 1859. Cotype: D139/13020. Spirit specimen. Localitv: Flinders Island, Bass Strait, 37 fathoms, 28 Aug. 19f1, FJ.S. Endeavour. Note': Aust. Mus. No. E962. Specimen labelled 'Austroberyx brevis, McCull. 1911, Ootype gen. et sp.' McCulloch makes no reference to this species in his description. Family TRACHICHTHYIDAE Genus HOPLOSTETHUS Cuv. & Val.. 1829 Hoplostethlls mediterraneus. C. & V. val'. latus McCulloch, 1914 Biol. Res. Endeavour fl. 3, July 3, 1914. p. 97. = Hoplostethl/s mediterraneus Cuv.:I: 1829. Cotype: DI40/13021. Spirit specimen. Locality: Great Australian Bight, west from Eucla 126-127 fathoms. F.I.S. Endeavour. Note: Old Reg. No. DI02 Ausl. Mus. No. E2467. Order SYNGNATHIFORMES Family SYNGNATHIDAE Genus HISTOGAMPHELUS McCulloch. 1914 Histogamphelus brig!;sii McCulloch, 1914 Aust. Zoo!. I. 1. June 13, 1914, p. 29. Holotype: DI41/13022. Spirit specimen. Locality: Wineglass Bay, east coast Tasmania. J 1 fathoms. E. A. Briggs, 13 April 1914. Note: Old Reg. No. D79. Family MACRORHAMPHOSlDAE Genus CENTRISCOPS Gill. 1 862 Centriscops cristatus (?) McCulloch, 1914 BioI. Res. Endeavour 1I, 3. July 3. 1914, p. 93. = Notopo[?on endeavvuri Mohr, J 937. Cotypes (2): D145/ 13026. Spirit specimens. Locality: Dredged in Bass Strait, F.r.S. EndeaJ'{lUr. Note: Old Reg. No. D33. Aust. Mus. No. E2145. Name apparently introduced in error for C. hUlIlcroslls McCulloch, 1911 = N. liIliei Regan. (McCulloch 1914, p. 91). Order PERCIFORMES Sub-order (~OTrOIDEI Family PLATYCEPHAUDAE Genus INSIDIATOR Jordan & Snyder, 1900 Insidiator jllgosus McCulloch, 1914 BioJ. Res. Endeavour 11, 3, July 3, 1914, p. 144. Cotypes (2): D150!13031. Spirit specimens. Locality: Queensland, seven miles off Hummocky island. S7"E. 30 July, 1910. F.r.S. Endeavour. Note: Old Reg. No. D36, Aust. Mus. No. E2688. Sub-Order PERCOIDEI Family CARANGIDAE Genus CARANX Lacepede, 1802 Carallx IlUmerosus McCulloch, 1915 BioI. Res. Endeavour Ill, 3, April 21, 1915, p. 137. = Carangoides hume·rosus (McCulloch), 1915. Co types (2): DI38/13019. Spirit specimens. Locality: Queensland, 11-14 miles N 59°W off Pine Peak, 24-26 fathoms 1 Aug. 1910, F.I.S. Endeavour. Note: Old Reg. No. DlOO-I01 Aust. Mus. No. E2821. Family PEMPHERIDAE Genus PEMPHERIS Cnvier, 1829 Pempheris elo.llgala McCulloch, 1911 BioI. Res. Endeavour I, Dec. 22. 1911, p. 47. = Parapriacanthus elongatus (McCulloch) 1911. Cotype: D137/13018. Spirit specimen. Locality: Flinders Island, Bass Strait 40 fathoms, 28 Aug. 1911. F.LS. Endeavour. Note: AusL Mus. No. E. 470. Family EMMELlCHTHYJDAE Genus Pl.AGIOGENElON Forbes, 1890 Plagiogeneion macrolepis McCulloch 1914 BioI. Res. Endeavour II, 3, July 3, 1914, p. J04. Colypes: D 148/ 13029. Spirit specimen. DI49/13030 " " Locality: Great Australian Bight, 100-320 fathoms. F.I.S. Endeavour. Sub-Order GOBIOIDEI Family GOBIIDAE Genus GOBIUS Linnaeus, 1758 Gobills hinsbyi Johnston, 1903. Abslr. Proc. Rcoy. Soc. Tasmania, May 13, 1902 (1903), p. X Nom. nud. = Nesogobius hinsbyi (McCulloch & Ogilby), 1919. Holotype: DI42/13023. Spirit specimen. Locality: Derwent estuary, Tasmania. Collected by Mr Geo. Hinsby. Sub-Order BLENNIOIDEI Family CLlNIDAE Genus CLINUS Cuvier, 1816 Clinus johllstoni Saville-Kent, 1886 Rept. Fish. Dept, Tasmania No. 37, 1886, p. 13. Described in Pap. & Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania 1886 (1887). p. xxxiv & 121. = Pe·traitcs joiJllstoni (Saville-Kent) 1886. HolotY/iI.': D58 (Old. Reg.) Spirit (?) specimen. Locality: Adventure Bay, Bmny Is., Tasmania. Note: The specimen was recorded as missing in 1935 and has not subsequently been found. A. P. ANDREWS 3 Order LOPHIIFORMES Family ANTENNARIIDAE Genus ANTENNARIUS Cuvier. 1816 Anlennarius mitcheW Morton, 1897 Pap. & Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania, 1896 (1897, p. xiv & 98. = Echinophryne mitchelli (Morton) 1897. Holotype: D136/13017. Spirit specimen. Locality: Lisdillon, east coast Tasmania, Miss Mitchell, 1895. Note: Old Reg. No. TM5163 & 3566. Order LABRlFOUMES Family NEOODAClDAE Genus OLISTHOPS Richardson, 1850 Olistherops brownii Johnston, 1884 Pap. & Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania, 1883 (1884), p. Iviii & 193. = Olisthops cyanomelas Richardson. Holotype: D135/13016. Spirit specimen. Locality: Table Cape, Tasmania (no date), Mr J. Brown. Note: Old Reg. No. TM 10932. REFERENCES COWPER. T. R., 1956-A New Gadiform Fish from the Continental Slope off South-eastern Australia. Pacific Science, 10, p. 407. FRANKENBERG, R., 1968-Two New Species of Galaxiid Fishes from the Lake Pedder Region of Southern Tasmania. A ust. Zool. XIV, 3, p. 268. JOHNSTON, R. 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