Species Samaris macrolepis Norman, 1927

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Samaris macrolepis Norman, J.R. 1927. The flatfishes (Heterosomata) of India, with a list of the specimens in the Indian Museum. Part 1. Records of the Indian Museum 29: 7-48 pls 2-7 [45, pl. 6].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1888.12.1.32, Gulf of Martabsan, India.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North of Dampier, WA (20°S 117°03'E), and from off Coolum, QLD (26°36'S, 153°31'E) to southeast of Yamba, NSW (29°45'S, 153°36'E), NSW distribution based on recently re-identified material in the Australian Museum; tropical, Indian Ocean.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

58-130m

 

General References

Hensley, D.A. 2001. Pleuronectidae. pp. 3863-3877 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3874]

Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Samaridae. pp. 1838-1840 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1839]

Hoshino, K. & Amaoka, K. 1998. Description of a juvenile specimen of the rarely-caught Samaris macrolepis (Pleuronectiformes, Samaridae), from off Northwest Australia. Ichthyological Research 45(4): 401-403 fig. 1 [401]

Sakamoto, K. 1984. Interrelationships of the Family Pleuronectidae (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University 31(1,2): 95-215 figs 1-51 [211]

Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. 1995. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesberg : Macmillan South Africa 3rd Impression, i-xxxi + 1047 pp., 144 pls.

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bigfin Righteye Flounder)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
08-Jul-2015	PLEURONECTOIDEI	26-Jun-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED