Species Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner, 1877
Tailspot Duckbill
- Bembrops caudimacula 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] [212].
Type data:
Holotype NHMW 6458, Nagasaki, Japan.
Generic Combinations
- Bembrops aethalea (McKay, 1971) [misidentification, in part]. —
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 [42]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Monte Bello Sound (19°40'S, 115°35'E to Arafura Sea, NT (113°13'E) and south-east of Cairns, QLD (17°57'S, 147°00'E and 17°35'E, 149°55'E); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [175]
- Last, P.R., Pogonoski, J.J., Gledhill, D.C. White, W.T. & Walker, C.J. 2014. The deepwater demersal ichthyofauna of the western Coral Sea. Zootaxa 3887 (2): 191–224 [218]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 128-253 m.
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 [20]
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]
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 [42] (as Bembrops aethalea, in part, some paratypes)
Nelson, J.S. 2001. Trichonotidae, Creediidae, Percophidae. pp. 3511-3516 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. [3516]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Tailspot Duckbill)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 29-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 |