The authority for Chrysophrys aurata is Valenciennes, 1830. This however,
in a Mediterranean and N. Atlantic context is the old name for Sparus
aurata. I am not sure what the situation is in relation to Australian fish.
Dimitra
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Subject: Fish down under
> Help! I have an editing problem that someone out there might be able to
> help me with. To complete some data tables, I have been locating the
> authorities for 'Latin' names for a range of Australian vertebrates.
> Websites such as ITIS, Animal Diversity Web, and AMNH have been very
> useful, but I am left with a few marine fish for which I can find no
> source. Please can anyone help me out with authorities for the
> following names:
> Caesioperca rasor
> Chrysophrys auratus
> Dinolestes lewini
> Platycephalus conatus
> Pseudolabrus tetricus
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Terry O'Connor
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