Species Arnoglossus aspilos (Bleeker, 1851)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Rhombus aspilos Bleeker, P. 1851. Over eenige nieuwe soorten van Pleuronectoïden van der Indischen Archipel. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 1: 401-416 [408].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) RMNH 6739 (3?), Jakarta, Java (as Dutch East Indies)
  Comment: BMNH 1978.4.4.1 may also be a syntype.

 

Generic Combinations

• Arnoglossus aspilos (Bleeker, 1851). —
  Günther, A. 1862. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 4 534 pp. [417]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Arnoglossus aspilus Günther, 1862 [unjustified emendation of Rhombus aspilos Bleeker 1851]. —
  Günther, A. 1862. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 4 534 pp. [417]

 

Introduction

Amoaka & Last (2014) noted that records from Western Australia and the Northern Territory were based on Engyprosopon praeteritus, but did not examine material from eastern Australia. Examination of AM material indicates that both species occur in Queensland. Further studies are likely to show that the species is more widespread in Australia.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay, WA (25°21'S) to Port Clinton, QLD (22°23'S); tropical, west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

3-71m

 

General References

Amaoka, K. & Last, P.R. 2014. The Australian sinistral flounder Arnoglossus aspilos praeteritus (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) reassigned as a valid species of Engyprosopon. Species Diversity 19: 91-96

Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 2001. Bothidae. pp. 3799-3841 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. [3825]

Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Bothidae. pp. 1810-1823 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. [1812] (in part, some QLD records)

Norman, J.R. 1934. A Systematic Monograph of the Flatfishes (Heterosomata) Psettodidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae. London : British Museum Vol. 1 459 pp. 317 figs. [187]

 

Common Name References

Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 2001. Bothidae. pp. 3799-3841 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. [3825] (FAO) (Spotless Lefteye Flounder)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
08-Jul-2015	PLEURONECTOIDEI	07-Jun-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED