CAAB: 37296059
Species Onigocia lacrimalis Imamura & Knapp, 2009
Smooth-snout Flathead
- Onigocia lacrimalis Imamura, H. & Knapp, L.W. 2009. A new species of the flathead genus Onigocia (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from the Coral and Tasman seas. Zootaxa 2008: 23-38 [24, Figs.1-4].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.42709-001, Northern Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea, 111-115m [29°54.39'S, 167°41.05'E].
Paratype(s) MNHP 1997-4080, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, 295m [22°35'S, 159°95'E]; MNHP 2003-1823, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, 320-325m [22°24'S, 159°16'E]; MNHP 2006-1609 (3), Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, 330m [22°26'51"S, 159°21'26"E]; MNHP 2006-1610, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, 258-269m [24°48'S, 159°40'E]; MNHP 2006-1611, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, 285m [25°24'S, 159°47'E]; USNM 390658, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, 295m [22°35'S, 159°95'E].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea within Australian EEZ (29°55’S, 167°41’E); tropical, subtropical, Southwest Pacific, Coral Sea (Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Norfolk Island Province (21)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
111-330m
General References
Imamura, H. 2011. Onigocia sibogae, a replacement name for a distinct species of flathead fish, Platycephalus grandisquamis Weber, 1913 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Zootaxa 3066: 52-60 [58]
Common Name References
Imamura, H. & Knapp, L.W. 2009. A new species of the flathead genus Onigocia (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from the Coral and Tasman seas. Zootaxa 2008: 23-38 [24] (Smooth-snout Flathead)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 12-Jan-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |