Species Bembras macrolepis Imamura, 1998
Bigscale Flathead
- Bembras macrolepis Imamura, H. in 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 [170].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.18822, eastern Australia, 217-274m [23°50.6´S, 152°36.7´E to 23°46'S, 152°32.1'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.15551-003 (2), QLD, 46-336m [20°30'S, 152°30'E]; AM I.25808-020, north of Townsville, QLD, 300m [17°57'-59'S, 147°03'-06'E]; AM I.25809-009, north of Townsville, QLD, 300m [17°57'-18°01'S, 146°58'-147°01'E]; AM I.25827-006 (6), north of Townsville, QLD, 300m [18°00'-01'S, 147°06'-09'E]; QM I.30872 (2. ex QM I.18822), eastern Australia, 217-274m [23°50.6´S, 152°36.7´E to 23°36'S, 152°32.1'E]; QM I.19346, Australia, 348-366m [22°54.5'S, 152°12.5'E - 22°59'S, 152°12'E]; QM I.21000, Australia, 183m [27°58'S, 153°52'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
NE of Townsville area, QLD (17°57´S) to off Wollongong, NSW (34°24´S); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
150-220m
General References
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]
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [466] (as Bembrops japonicus, in part, NSW)
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]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bigscale 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 |