Species Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842
Cook's Scorpionfish, Cook's Rockcod, Sandy-bay Cod
Compiler and date details
10 November 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Scorpaena cardinalis Solander, D.C. & Richardson, J. in Richardson, J. 1842. Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9(57): 207-218 [212].
Type data:
Holotype Whereabouts unknown, Motuaro, Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand. - Scorpaena plebeia Solander, D.C. & Richardson, J. in Richardson, J. 1842. Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9(57): 207-218 [214] [Incertae sedis in Allen et al. 2006; synonym of Scorpaena cardinalis in Motomura et al. 2011: 318].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (based on drawing), Tolaga, Australia. - Scorpaena cookii Günther, A. 1874. Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee. Heft 3. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 2(7): 49-96 pls 41-60 [78, pl. 55].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1855.8.16.88, Raoul Island [Sunday Island], Kermadec Islands.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Motomura, H., C.D. Struthers, M.A. McGrouther & A.L. Stewart. 2011. Validity of Scorpaena jacksoniensis and a redescription of S. cardinalis, a senior synonym of S. cookii (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Ichthyological Research 58: 315–332, figs 1-11 [315]
Generic Combinations
- Ruboralga cooki (Günther, 1874). —
Whitley, G.P. 1968. A check-list of the fishes recorded from the New Zealand region. The Australian Zoologist 15(1): 1-102 figs 1-2 [84]
Introduction
Previously, Scorpaena jacksoniensis was treated as a junior synonym of S. cardinalis by Allen et al. (2006). In a revision of the S. cardinalis group, Motomura et al. (2011) recognised S. jacksoniensis as a distinct species. They also determined that records from mainland Australia as Scorpaena cookii are misidentifications of S. jacksoniensis.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known from the Tasman Sea: the Lord Howe Rise, including Lord Howe Island, Balls Pyramid, Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, NSW, and Norfolk Island on the Norfolk Ridge; temperate, south-west Pacific (North Island and the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand). Not known from mainland Australia.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [391] (as Scorpaena cooki)
- Choat, J.H., van Herwerden, L., Robbins, W.D., Hobbs, J.P. & Ayling, A.M. 2006. A report on the ecological surveys undertaken at Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs, February 2006. Report by James Cook University to the Department of the Environment and Heritage. 65 pp. [52]
- Motomura, H., C.D. Struthers, M.A. McGrouther & A.L. Stewart. 2011. Validity of Scorpaena jacksoniensis and a redescription of S. cardinalis, a senior synonym of S. cookii (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Ichthyological Research 58: 315–332, figs 1-11 [319-323]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Shallow lagoons and offshore reefs to 50 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. Cross, N.J., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Scorpaeninae. pp. 881-892 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. [885] (as S. cookii in part - record from Coffs Harbour was based on a misidentified specimen of Scorpaena jacksoniensis)
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [99] (as S. cookii)
Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [159] (as S. cookii)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [119] (as S. cookii)
Motomura, H., Béarez, P. & Causse, R. 2011. Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium 33(1): 55-73 [65]
Motomura, H., C.D. Struthers, M.A. McGrouther & A.L. Stewart. 2011. Validity of Scorpaena jacksoniensis and a redescription of S. cardinalis, a senior synonym of S. cookii (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Ichthyological Research 58: 315–332, figs 1-11 [319]
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. [2334] (as S. cookii)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [99] (Cook's Scorpionfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [119] (Cook's Rockcod)
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. [2334] (FAO) (Sandy-bay Cod)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Cook's Scorpionfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 05-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |