Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 109-112 (1996). Short Communication

New records of reef and shore fishes from northwestern

Gerald R. AlIen Western Australian Museum, Frands 5treet, , 6000

The fish fauna of reefs and shoals on the outer transects were conducted with the use of SCUBA. edge of Australia's North-West Shelf was Underwater photographs, now deposited in the summarised by Alien and Russell (1986) and Allen files of the Western Australian Museum (WAM), (1993). They reported 833 species, mainly from were taken of many species and form the basis of Rowley Shoals, Scott-Seringapatam Reefs, several of the records listed below. Ashmore Reef, and Cartier Island. Hutchins et al The list of new records for Western Australia is (1995) recorded 45 additional species from the area. presented below. An additional list includes The present paper reports 49 new records of reef species that were collected for the first time on and shore fishes for Western Australia, including reefs and islands along the Kimberley Coast, 15 that are new to Australian seas. The fishes were although they are known from offshore sites such collected or observed by the author on three as Rowley Shoals and Ashmore Reef. The expeditions between 1991 and 1994. The first of approximate latitude and longitude for the various these involved a survey of coastal localities and localities mentioned in these lists are indicated in offshore islands in the Kimberley region between Table 1. Wyndham and Broome for 17 days in August 1991. . Three species, also obtained in these collections, A second trip of 19 days duration visited the are not included in the present list. They represent Monte Bello Islands in August 1993. The final trip, new taxa and have been described elsewhere: in September 1994, made collections and Pseudochromis howsoni AlIen (1994a), a observations at offshore reefs including Scott, pseudochromid from Ashmore Reef; Seringapatam, Ashmore, Hibernia, and Cartier, as Amblyglyphidodon batunai AlIen (1994b), a well as Cassini Island on the Kimberley coast. pomacentrid observed at Churchill Reef, and Collections were obtained with a chemical Cirrhilabrus randalli AlIen (1995) from Rowley ichthyocide (rotenone powder) and a small multi­ Shoals, Scott~Seringapatam Reefs, Ashmore Reef, prong hand spear. In addition, a series of visual and Cartier Reef. Two additional new taxa, Gymnothorax sp. (Kimberley coastal islands) and Notograptus sp. Table 1 Locality data for new fish records from Western Australia. (Montgomery Reef and Scorpion Island, Kimberley coast), were also collected. They will eventually be Location Latitude and Longitude described by the author. An undescribed species of Opistognathus was observed at Hibernia Reef. It is 5cott Reef 14°02'5, 121°52'E widespread in Indonesia (see Kuiter 1992: 144, for 5eringapatam Reef 13°38'5, 122°0l'E Ashmore Reef 12°11'5, 123°0TE illustrations). Cartier Reef 12°32'5, 123°33'E Hibernia Reef 11°58'5, 123°21'E ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Monte Bello Islands 20°25'5, 115°30'E Powerful Island 16°05'5, 123°2TE The 1991 Kimberley coast fieldwork was Lord & Byron Islands 16°10'5, 123°28'E supported by the National Estate Program, an Beagle Reef 15°21'5, 123°32'E Australian Commonwealth financed grants scheme Churchill Reef 15°31'5, 123°17'E administered by the Australian Heritage 15°3T5, 125°18'E Commission (Federal Government) and the Rob Roy Reef 14°25'5, 124°51'E Western Australian Heritage Committee (State West Montalivet Island 14°1T5, 125°13'E near Cleghorn Island 14°22'5, 125°25'E Government). Additional funds for the 1991 work near Descartes Island 14°11'5, 125°38'E were provided by the Australian Geographic Pty near Fenelon Island 14°09'5, 125°39'E Ltd and Mr Harry Butler, Honorary Associate of Cassini Island 13°56'5, 125°3TE the Western Australian Museum. The survey of Long Reef 13°48'5, 125°4TE the Monte Bellos Islands in 1993 was part of an 5corpion Island 13°52'5, 126°36'E Ocean Rescue 2000 Project, funded by the Western Tranquil Bay 13°56'5, 127°18'E Australian Government through the Western 14°03'S, 127°20'E Australian Department of Conservation and Land ------

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Management. The 1994 expedition to offshore reefs Ophichthidae and the Kimberley coast was partially financed by *Ophichthus evermanni Jordan and Richardson, the Western Australian Museum. The Australian 1908. Powerful Island, Kimberley coast (WAM Nature Conservation Agency provided a research P.30320-Q24). permit to conduct surveys at Ashmore Reef. Clupeidae Collecting assistance was provided by Paddy Berry Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832). Monte Bello and Clay Bryce of WAM and by Bonnie and Hugh Islands and Beagle Reef, Kimberley coast (WAM Morrison of Perth Diving Academy. Douglass P.30680.014 and P.30316-o16). Hoese (Australian Museum, Sydney) and Helen Larson (Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Bythitidae Territory, Darwin) assisted with gobiid Dinematichthys ilucoetoides Bleeker, 1855. Long Reef, identifications. Kimberley coast (WAM P.30308-o01). Hemiramphidae Smith, 1945. King George River REFERENCES Zenarchopterus gilli and Sunday 1., Kimberley coast (C). AlIen, G.R. (1994a). Pseudochromis howsoni, a new species of dottyback fish (pseudochromidae) from Ashmore Atherinidae Reef, . Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie 21(3- Atherinomorus lacunosa (Forster, 1801). Scorpion 4): 83-85. . Island, Kimberley Coast (WAM P.30305-o04). Allen, G.R. (1994b). Two new species of damselfishes (Pomacentridae) from Indonesian Seas. Revue Syngnathidae Francaise d'Aquariologie 21(3-4): 86-90. * Doryrhamphus multiannulatus (Regan, 1903). AlIen, G.R. (1995). A new species of wrasse (Labridae: Monte Bello Islands (P). Cirrhilabrus) from Western Australia. Revue Francaise *Phoxocampus belcheri (Kaup, 1856). Monte Bello d'Aquariologie 22(1-2): 14-18. Islands (WAM P.30680-o21). AlIen, G.R. (1993). Part 7. Fishes, Marine Faunal Surveys Serranidae of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island, North-western Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Kuhl and Van Hasselt, Australia (P.P. Berry ed.). Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 44: 67-91. 1828). Widespread Kimberley coast (WAM Allen, G.R and Russell, B.c. (1986). Part VII. Fishes, P.30308-o15). Faunal Surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef, and Apogonidae Seringapatam Reef, north-western Australia (P.F. *Apogon fleurieu (Lacepede, 1801). Ashmore Reef Berry ed.). Records of the Western Australian Museum (V). Supplement 25: 79-103. Valenciennes, 1832. King George Hutchins, J.B., Williams, D. McB., Newman, S.J., Cappo, Apogon lateralis M., and Speare, P. (1995). New records of fishes for River, Kimberley coast (WAM P.30300-o03). the Rowley Shoals and Scott/Setingapatam Reefs, off *Apogon gilberti (Jordan and Seale, 1905). north-western Australia. Records of the Western Seringapatam Reef (P). Australian Museum 17: 119-123. Apogon notatus (Houttuyn, 1782). Ashmore Reef (P). Kuiter, R. H. (1992). Tropical reef fishes of the Western *Apogon perlitus Fraser and Lachner, 1985. Pacific - Indonesia and adjacent waters. Percetakan PT Seringapatam and Cartier reefs (P). Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta *Gymnapogon philippinus (Herre, 1939). Montgomery Reef (WAM P.30851-o13). List of New Records for Western Australia Lutjanidae Key to symbols: Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792). Hunter and Pr~ce -WAM = Western. Australian Mueum registration Regent rivers, Kimberley coast (P). number . P = photographed only Chaetodontidae V = visual record, no photograph *Chaetodon decussatus Cuvier, 1831. Ashmore Reef * = new record for Australia (P).. Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831. Scott and Chlopsidae Cartier reefs (V). Kaupichthys atronasus Schultz, 1953. Scott Reef (WAM P.30835-o59) Pomacanthidae *Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus (Bloch, 1787). Muraenidae Widespread Kimberley coast (WAM P.30310­ Gymnothorax pseudothrysoides (Bleeker, 1852). 001). Powerful Island, Kimberley coast (WAM P.30320-Q24). Pomacentridae Rhinomuraena quaesita Garmann, 1888. Ashmore *Chromis caudalis Randall, 1988. Ashmore Reef (V). Reef (V). Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier, 1830. Monte Bello Records of reef and shore fishes 111

Islands and wid~spreadKimberley coast (WAM Microdesmidae P.30302-Q11, P.30303-012, and P.30316-Q13). Parioglossus palustris (Herre, 1945). Lord and Byron Islands, Kimberley coast (WAM P. 30319-Q24). Labridae Parioglossus philippinus (Herre, 1945). King George Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1831). Seringapatam River, Cassini Island, and near Descartes Island, and Cartier reefs (V). Kimberley coast (WAM P.30300-Q05, P.30309­ Coris dorsomacula Fowler, 1908. Ashmore Reef (V). 013, and P.30311-Q34). Diproctacanthus xanthurus (Bleeker, 1856). Widespread Kimberley coast (WAM P.30311- Acanthuridae 028). . Naso annulatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825). Scott, *Halichoeres purpurescens (Bloch and Schneider, Hibernia, and Cartier reefs (V). 1801). West Montalivet Island, Kimberley coast Naso thorpei Smith, 1966. Cartier Reef (V). (V). Naso thynnoides (Valenciennes, 1835). Cartier Reef *Paracheilinus mccoskeri Randall and Harmelin­ (V). Vivien, 1977. Scott and Ashmore reefs (WAM P.30836-Q07). Trichonotidae List of fishes previously recor?'..:!d from offshore Trichonotus elegans Shimada and Yoshino, 1984. reefs in Western Australia, but recorded for the Cartier Reef (WAM P.30881-Q01). first time from coastallocalites Pinguipedidae Muraenidae Parapercis snyderi Jordan & Starks, 1905. Long Reef, Uropterygius concolor Ruppell, 1838. Cassini Island, Kimberley coast and Monte Bello Islands (WAM Kimberley coast (WAM P.30309-Q04). P.30307-Q21, P.30312-Q18, and P.30690-Q06). Holocentridae Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Ruppell, 1838). Rob Blenniidae Roy Reef, Kimberley coast (V). Ecsenius lividinalis Chapman and Schultz, 1952. Near Fenelon Island and near Descartes Island, Serranidae Kimberley coast (WAM P.30311-Q31). Epinephelus ongus (Bloch, 1790). Near Descartes *Ecsenius namiyei (Jordan and Evermann, 1903). Island, Kimberley coast (V). Ashmore Reef (WAM P.30960-010). Pseudochromidae Callionymidae Labracinus cyclophthalma (Muller and Troschel, Synchiropus ocellatus (Pallas, 1770). Scott Reef 1849). Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea and Cassini (WAM P.30834-Q37). Island, Kimberley coast (WAM P.30847-Q03). Gobiidae Lutjanidae Amblyeleotris gymnocephalus (Bleeker, 1853). Near Macolor niger (Forsskal, 1775). West Montalivet Cleghorn Island, Kimberley coast (P). Island, Kimberley coast (V). Amoya madraspatensis (Day, 1868). Tranquil Bay, Kimberley coast (WAM P.30301-Q06). Caesionidae Caesio caerulaurea Lacepede, 1801. Widespread Cryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley, 1956). Lord and Kimberley coast (V). Byron Islands, Kimberley coast (WAM P.30319­ 026). Chaetodontidae *Ctenogobiops tangaroai Lubbock and Polunin, 1977. Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758. Cassini, West Scott Reef (WAM P.30835-Q13). Montalivet Islands and Rob Roy Reef, Drombus triangulqris (Weber, 1911). Mission Bay, Kimberley-coast (P). Kimberley coast (WAM P.30303-Q14). Eviota sebreei Jordan and Seale, 1906. Near Fenelon Pomacentridae Island and near Descartes Island, Kimberley Acanthochromis polyacantha (Bleeker, 1855). coast (WAM P.3031O-Q10 and P.30311-Q08). Widespread Kimberley coast (WAM P.30305­ Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934). Mission 003, P.30307-Q05, and P.30308-Q13). Bay, Kimberley coast (WAM P.30849-Q33). Pomacentrus adelus AlIen, 1991. Widespread Kimberley coast (WAM P.30311-Q30). *Oplopomops sp. (Peters, 1855). Seringapatam Reef (WAM P.30883-Q02). Labridae Trimma taylori Lobel, 1979. Seringapatam Reef Bodianus diana (Lacepede, 1801). Cassini Island, (WAM P.30839-Q01). Kimberley coast (V). Trimmatom macropodus Winterbottom, 1989. Halichoeres hartzJeldi (Bleeker, 1852). Near Fenelon Hibernia Reef (WAM P.30844-Q37). Island and near Cleghorn Island, Kimberley Trimmatom zapotes Winterbottom, 1989. Seott Reef coast (WAM P.30312-Q06). (WAM P.30835-Q04). Halichoeres melanurus (Bleeker, 1851). Widespread 112 G.R. AlIen

Kimberley coast (WAM P.30307-Q25, P.30310­ Siganidae 016, P.30311-Q29, P.30847-Q04). Siganus vulpinus (Schlegel and Muller, 1845). Microdesmidae Cassini Island and Rob Roy Reef, Kimberley Ptereleotris microlepis (Bleeker, 1856). Cassini 1., near coast (P). Fenelon Island, and near Cleghorn Island, Kimberley coast (WAM P.30312-017 and P.30847-Q0l). Manuscript received 19 May 1995; accepted 7 May 1996. Guide to Authors

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CONTENTS I. Bartsch Halacarines (Acari: Halacaridae) from Rottnest Island, Western Australia: the genera Agauopsis Viets and Halacaropsis gen. novo 1

S. McLoughlin Early Cretaceous macrofloras of Western Australia 19

G.L. Pesce, P. De Laurentiis and W.F. Hllmphn!,rs Copepods from ground waters of Western j'L"'UaUC!, Mesocyclops, Microcyclops and Co,oepocla: 67

G.L. Pesce, P. De Laurentiis and W.F. HI.I.mphre,'s Copepods from ground waters of Western Al.lstI·alla, n. The genus liallcl/clllPS (Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopidae) 77

U. Scheller A new species of SiliflWl'ali!i(O/JUS (Mvriaooda: lYauroJ::Jolja) from New Guinea 87

A.W.R. Bevan and P. Bindon Australian Aborigines and meteorites 93

S.c. Choy SPI~CH:S Caridina spelulIca l a new Atyidae) from a Western l1<:t,.."ili",n cave 103

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G.R. Allen New records of reef and shore fishes from north-western Australia 109

Dates of Publication Records of the Western Australian Museulll Volume 17, Part 1 26 May 1995 Volume 17, Part 2 27 June 1995 Volume 17, Part 3 20 October 1995 Volume 17, Part 4 21 June 1996

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