CAAB: 37460083
Species Asterorhombus filifer Hensley & Randall, 2003
Longfin Flounder
- Asterorhombus filifer Hensley, D.A. & Randall, J.E. 2003. A new flatfish of the Indo-Pacific genus Asterorhombus (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae). Smithiana. Special Publications 2: 1-9 [2, figs 1, 2, 3A].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 34871, wreckage at shore between cargo pier and launching ramp, Midway Atoll, Hawaiian Islands, 3-5m.
Paratype(s) AM I.22578-038, sand and coral in cave and gutter, back reef slope, Escape Reef, QLD [150°49'S, 145°50'E]; ANSP 107779 (male), southwest of Resource Island in the vicinity of St. Joseph Island, Amirante Islands, Seychelles, 15.2-27.4m; ANSP 107789 (male), off east side of D'Arros Island, Amirante Islands, Seychelles, 29-33.5m; ANSP 108722 (male), east side of D'Arros Island, Amirante Islands, Seychelles, 15.2-27.4m; ANSP 145284 (female), west side of fringing reef, Grande Comore, Grand Comore Islands, 24.4m or less [11°41'33"S, 43°14'27"E]; BPBM 10028, cave entrance off rocky islet at SW end of Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 10.7m; BPBM 22623 (male), Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii; BPBM 24776 (male), reef and sand, west coast of Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 57m; BPBM 33653 (female), patch reef in lagoon, southwest side of Ile Longue, Chesterfield Bank, Chesterfield Islands off New Caledonia, 9m [19°52'S, 158°19.8'E]; BPBM 34263 (male), rubble and sand near reef, lagoon near southeast end of St. Vincent Pass, New Caledonia, 4m [21°2.1'S, 165°57.8"E]; MNHP 2001-1130 (female), wreckage at shore between cargo pier and launching ramp, Midway Atoll, Hawaiian Islands, 3-5m; NSMT P.60932 (female), sand near edge of reef, Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawaii, 14m; ROM 61627, 300m west of pass out of Cook Bay, Moorea, Society Islands, 21-26m [17°28'37"S, 149°49'45"W]; SAIAB 29059 (female), coral reef 100-150m off west coast north of Moroni, Grande Comore, Comore Islands, 20-28m; SAIAB 52650 (male), Luzon, Bolinao, Philippines, 30-35m [16°23'N, 119°53'E]; SAIAB 64708, north of Sponge Reef, Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 26-28m [27°31'04"S, 32°41'39"E]; USNM 141789, 91m offshore, Arji Island lagoon, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 6-12m; USNM 260363 (lost. Female), east of Bais, Negros, Philippines, 36.6m or less.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Escape Reef, QLD (15°49'S, 145°50'E); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
3–57 m.
General References
Hensley, D.A. 2005. Revision of the genus Asterorhombus (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae. Copeia 2005(3): 445-460 [456]
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 10-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |