Species Branchiostegus hedlandensis Dooley & Kailola, 1988
Port Hedland Tilefish
- Branchiostegus hedlandensis Dooley, J.K. & Kailola, P.J. 1988. Four new tilefishes from the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a review of the genus Branchiostegus. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 35(3): 247-260 [256, fig. 2L].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.22807-050, 175 km north of Port Hedland, WA [18°32´S, 118°17´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.22807-058.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Port Hedland (18º32'S, 118º17'E), WA; tropical.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
200–204 m.
General References
Dooley, J.K. 1999. Family Branchiostegidae. pp. 2630-2648 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. [2636]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Port Hedland Tilefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Nov-2012 | 27-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |