Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853)

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John L. Earle Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Ngemlis (Ngemelis Islands) [Palau (Belau)]
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Robert K. Whitton Friday, April 21, 2006 Tk2 []
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John L. Earle Sunday, January 31, 2016 Moalboal [Philippines]
Bleeker 1853 described melanocephalus on page 95 in the 1853 journal article, "Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Solor", originally placing the species in the genus Monacanthus Oken 1817.

Other Authors using this species concept:
  • In Schultz, Leonard P., Loren P. Woods & Ernest A. Lachner. 1966 Edited Volume Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Volume 3. Families Kraemeriidae through Antennariidae i-vii, 1-176, pls. 124-148 as Pervagor melanocephalus
  • In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Pervagor melanocephalus
  • Page 95 In Bleeker, Pieter. 1853 Journal Article Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Solor 67-96 as Monacanthus melanocephalus
  • Page 286,187G,304 In Myers, Robert F. 1999 Book Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192 as Pervagor melanocephalus
  • Page 30 In Fowler, Henry W. & Stanley C. Ball. 1925 Journal Article Fishes of Hawaii, Johnston Island, and Wake Island 1-31 as Monacanthus melanocephalus
  • Page 48 In Uchida, R. N. & J. H. Uchiyama. 1986 Edited Volume Fishery atlas of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 1-142 as Pervagor melanocephalus
  • Page 63 In Randall, John E., Hitoshi Ida, Kenji Kato, Richard L. Pyle & John L. Earle. 1997 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands 1-74, pls. 1-19 (color) as Pervagor melanocephalus

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
 Superphylum Deuterostomia
  Phylum Chordata
   Subphylum Craniata
    Superclass Gnathostomata
     Class Actinopterygii
      Order Tetraodontiformes
       Suborder Tetraodontoidei
        Superfamily Balistoidea
         Family Monacanthidae
          Genus Pervagor
           Species melanocephalus

Locations

Evidence

10 VideoRecordings
1 StillImage
3 Observations
1 Reference
2-40m

Associated Organisms

Taxa Identified As Location Evidence Type Event Date Observers/Collectors Determiners Min Depth Max Depth
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Tk2 Video Recording 04/21/2006 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 14m 14m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Shark Reef Video Recording 02/27/2010 John L. Earle John L. Earle 12m 12m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Anilao Video Recording 03/24/2009 John L. Earle John L. Earle 8m 8m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Anilao Video Recording 03/24/2009 John L. Earle John L. Earle 0m 0m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Ngemlis (Ngemelis Islands) Video Recording 04/25/2007 John L. Earle John L. Earle 24m 24m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Yap Island Video Recording 04/19/2007 John L. Earle John L. Earle 40m 40m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Banta Island Video Recording 04/20/2006 John L. Earle John L. Earle 11m 11m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Shark Reef Observation 03/15/2010 Robert K. Whitton John L. Earle 2m 4m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Avarua Video Recording 06/27/2012 John L. Earle John L. Earle 12m 12m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Shark Reef Still Image 05/18/2013 Mike Neumann Mike Neumann m m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Southwest corner of barrier reef Observation 07/06/2014 John L. Earle John L. Earle 20m 20m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Southwest corner of barrier reef Video Recording 07/06/2014 John L. Earle John L. Earle 40m 40m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-shoto) Reference 12/31/1997 Randall, Ida, Kato, Pyle & Earle 1997 Page(s) 63 Annotated checklist of the inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands National Science Museum Tokyo, National Science Museum Monographs(11): 1-74, pls. 1-19 (color). m m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Moalboal Video Recording 01/31/2016 John L. Earle John L. Earle 9m 9m
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) Combe Reef Observation 05/08/2022 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 6m 6m
logo logo Names linked to the original usage
Monacanthus melanocephalus Bleeker 1853 Species
Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Species
Pervagor scanleni Smith 1957 Species
Pervagor scanleni Smith, 1957 Species