Genus Bembrops Steindachner, 1877
- Bembrops Steindachner, F. 1877. Ichthyologische Beiträge (5) Über einige neue oder seltene Fischarten aus dem atlantischen, indischen und stillen Ocean. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 74(1): 203-234 [dated 1876] [211] [Derivation is apparently from the Greek bebros = stupid + ops = eye and under article 30.1.4.3 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature requires that Greek words ending in ops be masculine, although often treated as feminine by authors].
Type species:
Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner, 1877 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical, Atlantic-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
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
Thompson, B.A. & Suttkus, R.D. 2002. A revision of Indo-Pacific Bembrops, family Percophidae (suborder Trachinoidei). Marine and Freshwater Research 53: 283-295
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 02-Oct-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 |