Species Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs, 1915
Branchray Flounder, Branched Ray Flounder
- Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs, C.L. 1915. Flounders and soles from Japan collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross in 1906. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 48(2082): 449-496 pls 25-27 [453, pl. 25(1)].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 75670, eastern channel of the Korean Strait, off Nagato Province, Japan.
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 22527.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Perth (31°55'S) to north of Exmouth (21°27'S), WA, and north of Townsville (18°S, 147°02'E) to southern Great Barrier Reef (22°36'S, 153°17'E), QLD; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Transition (19), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
121-435m
General References
Evseenko, S.A. 1996. Ontogeny and relationships of the flatfishes of the Southern Ocean (Achiropsettidae, Pleuronectoidei). Voprosy Ikhtiologii 36(6): 725-752 [in Russian, translated in Journal of Ichthyology 36(9): 687-712] [735]
Hensley, D.A. 2001. Psettodidae, Citharidae. pp. 3792-3798 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. [3798]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Citharidae. pp. 1807-1809 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. [1808]
Hoshino, K. 2000. Citharoides orbitalis, a new sinistral citharid flounder from Western Australia (Pleuronectoidei, Pleuronectiformes). Ichthyological Research 47(4): 321-326 [321]
Common Name References
Hensley, D.A. 2001. Psettodidae, Citharidae. pp. 3792-3798 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. [3798] (FAO) (Branched Ray Flounder)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Branchray Flounder)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 07-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |