Species Lythrichthys dentatus Wada, Kai & Motomura, 2021
Gap-toothed Red Deepwater Scorpionfish
- Lythrichthys dentatus Wada, H., Kai, Y. & Motomura, H. 2021. Revision of the resurrected deepwater scorpionfish genus Lythrichthys Jordan and Starks 1904 (Setarchidae), with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyological Research 68: 373-403 [389].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO CA1584 75.9 mm SL (216 m depth, 8 July 1980), Bathurst Island, Arafura Sea, NT [10°02ʹS, 130°03ʹE].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H4031-60 3: 70.2-85.2 mm SL, Cape Leveque, Western Australia [18°58ʹ12ʹʹS, 117°12ʹ06ʹʹE]; CSIRO H646-09 97.2 mm SL, Swain Reefs, Queensland Plateau, Queensland [21°20ʹ12ʹʹS, 153°32ʹ24ʹʹE]; CSIRO H1167-06 123.2 mm SL (696 m), Lihou Reef & Cays, Queensland Plateau, Queensland [17°02ʹ06ʹʹS, 151°03ʹ42ʹʹE]; CSIRO H1240-03 99.1 mm SL (606–610 m), Lihou Reef & Cays, Queensland Plateau, Queensland [17°06ʹ06ʹʹS, 150°52ʹ30ʹʹE]; KAUM I. 143222 76.5 mm SL (ex. CSIRO H4031-60), Cape Leveque, Western Australia [18°58ʹ12ʹʹS, 117°12ʹ06ʹʹE]; BSKU 15160 58.5 mm SL (285 m), Sulu Sea, Philippines [08º12ʹ42ʺN, 117º59ʹ36ʺE]; BSKU 16880-83 59.2-68.7, Timor Sea [09º34ʹ36ʺS, 128º06ʹ00ʺE]; BSKU 127763 72.5 mm SL (295 m), Timor Sea [09º34ʹ36ʺS, 128º06ʹ00ʺE].
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
NW of Port Hedland, WA, and off Swain Reefs and Lihou Reef, Coral Sea, QLD; tropical, east Indo-west Pacific (Indonesia, Philippines)
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northwest Transition (3)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Common Name References
Wada, H., Kai, Y. & Motomura, H. 2021. Revision of the resurrected deepwater scorpionfish genus Lythrichthys Jordan and Starks 1904 (Setarchidae), with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyological Research 68: 373-403 [389] (Gap-toothed Red Deepwater Scorpionfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 03-Aug-2022 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |