Species Brachypterois serrulifer Fowler, 1938
Sawcheek Scorpionfish, Sawmaxilla Scorpionfish
- Brachypterois serrulifer Fowler, H.W. 1938. Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross, chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 85(3032): 31-135 figs 6-61 [79, fig. 35].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 98886, Albatross station D.5542, off San Fernando Point, west coast of Luzon Island, Philippines, 45 fathoms [16°30'36"N, 120°11'06"E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Brachypterois serrulata (Richardson, 1846) [Brachypterois serrulata in most Australian references prior to 2013 are misidentifications. B. serrulata is restricted to the northwest Pacific, see Matsunuma et al (2013)]. —
Allen, G.R., N J. Cross, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese. 2006. Scorpaenidae. p. 876 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. [877]
Introduction
Previous Australian records of this species have been identified as Brachypterois serrulaltus according to Matsunuma et al. (2013).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coburg Peninsula, NT (132°10'E) eastwards throughout the Gulf of Carpentaria to off Weipa, QLD (140°46'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
Trawled 27-64 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [76] (as B. serrulatus in part)
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [217] (as B. serrulata)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [48] (as B. serrulatus)
Allen, G.R. Cross, N.J., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Pteroinae. pp. 877-880 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. [877] (as a synonym of B. serrulata)
Blaber, S.J.M., Brewer, D.T. & Harris, A.N. 1994. Distribution, biomass and community structure of demersal fishes of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45(3): 375-396, figs 1-7 [392] (as B. serrulata)
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. [109, 317] (as B. serrulata)
Kanayama, T. & Amaoka, K. 1981. First record of the scorpaenid fish Brachypterois serrulatus from Japan, with a key to Japanese genera of the Pteroinae. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 28(2): 181-183 [181] (as a synonym of B. serrulata)
Kuiter R.W. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Part 3. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893. [108, fig.A-B] (as B. serrulata)
Mandrytsa, S.A. 2001. Lateral Line System and Classification of Scorpaenoid Fishes (Scorpeaniformes: Scorpaenidei). Perm : Perm State Univ. Press pp. 1-393. [276] (as B. serrulata)
Martin, T.J., Brewer D.T. & Blaber, S.J. 1995. Factors affecting distribution and abundance of small demersal fishes in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 46(6): 909-020 [917] (as B. serrulata)
Matsunuma, M., Sakurai, M. & Motomura, H. 2013. Revision of the Indo-West Pacific genus Brachypterois (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), with description of a new species from northeastern Australia. Zootaxa 3693(4) [401–440]
Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 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. [2310] (as B. serrulatus in part)
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [80] (as B. serrulata)
Common Name References
Matsunuma, M., Sakurai, M. & Motomura, H. 2013. Revision of the Indo-West Pacific genus Brachypterois (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), with description of a new species from northeastern Australia. Zootaxa 3693(4) [401–440] [426] (Sawmaxilla Scorpionfish)
Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 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. [2310] (FAO) (Sawcheek Scorpionfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Sawcheek Scorpionfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 30-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |