Species Acanthaphritis ozawai (McKay, 1971)
Yellowspotted Duckbill
- Branchiopsaron ozawai McKay, R.J. 1971. Two new genera and five new species of percophidid fishes (Pisces : Percophididae) from Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 54(2): 40-46 figs 1-5 [41, figs 1, 1a, 1b].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.19153 (Depth 350 meters), Indian Ocean off north-western WA [17°17'00"S, 119°57'00"E].
Paratype(s) WAM P.19152; WAM P.19154–19158 (5 specimens).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off the northwest shelf, WA (17°17'S, 119°57'E and 17°46'S, 120°43'E); tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific (Australia and Tarawa Atoll)
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
- Prokofiev, A.M. 2015. Finding of Grammatonotus ambiortus (Callanthiidae) and Acanthaphritis ozawai (Percophidae) in the waters of eastern Micronesia. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 55(2): 278-281 [in Russian, in English in Journal of Ichthyology 55(2): 221-224] [223]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 108-400 m.
General References
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] (as Branchiopsaron ozawai)
Suzuki, T. & Nakabo, T. 1996. Revision of the genus Acanthaphritis (Percophidae) with the description of a new species. Ichthyological Research 43(4): 441-454 [450]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellowspotted Duckbill)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 19-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 |