Species Bembrops curvatura Okada & Suzuki, 1952
Bigscale Duckbill
- Bembrops curvatura Okada, Y. & Suzuki, K. 1952. On two new bembroid fishes from the deep sea off Mie Prefecture with special reference in relation to hitherto known species. Report of the Faculty of Fisheries of the Prefectural University of Mie 1(2): 67-74 figs 1-3 [68, fig. 1] [derivation is from the Latin noun curvatura = a bend].
Type data:
Holotype FRLM 1605, off Owashi, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Shark Bay (25°56'S, 112°,56'E) to Arafura Sea, NT (134°30'E) and off south-east of Cairns, QLD (17°59'S, 146°E); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific Japan to southeastern Indian Ocean).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 143-308 m.
General References
Das, M.K. & Nelson, J.S. 1996. Revision of the percophid genus Bembrops (Actinopterygii: Perciformes). Bulletin of Marine Science 59(1): 9-44 [24]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Percophidae. pp. 1500-1504 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. [1501]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [40]
Keenan, C.P. 1991. Phylogeny of Australian species of flatheads (Teleostei, Platycephalidae) as determined by allozyme electrophoresis. Journal of Fish Biology 39(Supplement A): 237-249 [238]
Nelson, J.S. 2001. Trichonotidae, Creediidae, Percophidae. pp. 3511-3516 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. [3516]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bigscale Duckbill)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 21-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 22-Sep-2011 | 22-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |