Hypoplectrodes nigroruber (Cuvier, 1828)

Plectropoma nigrorubrum Cuvier, 1828

Lectotype: MNHN 0000– 7776, 189 mm SL (selected by Anderson & Heemstra, 1989:1005, 1009).

Type locality: Port du Roi Georges [= King George Sound], Western Australia. Illustrations: Anderson & Heemstra, 1989, figs. 1 & 2; Kuiter, 2004: 115, figs. A–E.

D: X, 16 to 18. A: III, 8. P: 13 to 15 (usually 14). C: 17 (9 + 8). V: usually 27, occasionally 28 (10 + 17 or 18). S: 3. GR: 17 to 22 (5 or 6 +12 to 16). LL: 55 to 65 (most frequently 57 to 62). CP: 30 to 34 (most frequently 30 or 31).

Distribution: southern Australia: off New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia.