Species Bembras megacephala Imamura & Knapp, 1998
Greenspotted Flathead, Green-spotted Flathead
- Bembras megacephala Imamura, H. & Knapp, L.W. 1998. Review of the genus Bembras Cuvier, 1829 (Scorpaeniformes: Bembridae) with description of three new species from Australia and Indonesia. Ichthyological Research 45(2): 165-178 [174, figs 3d, 13, 14].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.22805-003 (former CAAB voucher of Bembras japonicus), 170km north of Port Hedland, WA, 150-156m [18°28´–34°29´S, 118°15´E-151°17'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.22805-039 (4 ex AMS I.22805-003, voucher of Bembras japonicus), 170km north of Port Hedland, WA, 150-156m; BMNH 1986.11.27.1, off Lombok, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, 150-280m [8°59'S, 116°13'E]; CSIRO CA.2365, north of Bathurst Island, NT, 216m [10°02'S, 130°01'E]; CSIRO CA.2798-2799 (2 lots of 1 specimen each), northeast of Melville Island, NT, 214m [9°09'S, 131°48'E]; USNM 264796, off Lombok, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, 150-280m [8°58'S, 116°34'E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Bembras japonicus Cuvier, 1829 [misidentification]. —
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [108]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North West Shelf (19°07'S, 117°E) to Lynher Bank, WA (15°S, 121°39'E), and north of Bathurst Island, NT (10°02'S, 130°02'E); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
150-365m
General References
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [121] (as Bembrops japonica)
Hoese, D. F. 2006. Bembridae. pp. 931-932 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. [932]
Poss, S.G. 1999. Family Bembridae. pp. 2383-2384 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2384]
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [108] (as Bembrops japonica)
Common Name References
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [108] (Green-spotted Flathead)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Greenspotted Flathead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 21-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |