Species Crossorhombus howensis Hensley & Randall, 1993
Lord Howe Flounder, Lord Howe Island Flounder
- Crossorhombus howensis Hensley, D.A. & Randall, J.E. 1993. Description of a new flatfish of the Indo-Pacific genus Crossorhombus (Teleostei: Bothidae), with comments on congeners. Copeia 1993(4): 119-126 figs 1-6 [120, figs 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 14892 (male), Comets Hole in lagoon, Lord Howe Island, 8m.
Paratype(s) AM I.5386 (male), Lord Howe Island; AM IA.2647 (female), Lord Howe Island; AM IB.5984 (male), Lord Howe Island; USNM 260394 (2, males), Taiwan.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
North of Townsville (18°11'S, 146°56'E) to NW of Lady Elliott Island (24°01'S, 152°36'E), and Lord Howe Island; Subtropical, north-west Pacific (China).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 8m
General References
Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 2001. Bothidae. pp. 3799-3841 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. [3821]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Bothidae. pp. 1810-1823 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. [1817]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 11-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |