Species Crossorhombus valderostratus (Alcock, 1890)
Broadbrow Flounder
- Rhomboidichthys valderostratus Alcock, A.W. 1890. On some undescribed shorefishes from the Bay of Bengal. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 6: 425-443 figs 1-3 [435] [as Rhomboidichthys valde-rostratus].
Type data:
Holotype ZSI F.12910, off south-eastern Sri Lanka (as Ceylon), 32 fathoms [6°06'30"N, 81°23'E]. - Platophrys dimorphus Gilchrist, J.D.F. 1904. Descriptions of new South African fishes. Marine Investigations in South Africa 3: 1-16 18 pls [10, pl. 27].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1903.12.31.7-8, 2.5 miles off Umhlango River mouth, Natal, South Africa, 22-26m; SAM 15371, 2.5 miles off Umhlango River mouth, Natal, South Africa, 22-26m.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hensley, D.A. 1986. Family No. 269: Bothidae. pp. 854-863 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [857]
Generic Combinations
- Crossorhombus valderostratus (Alcock, 1890). —
Norman, J.R. 1927. The flatfishes (Heterosomata) of India, with a list of the specimens in the Indian Museum. Part 1. Records of the Indian Museum 29: 7-48 pls 2-7 [28]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos Islands, WA (28°48'S, 114°03'E), east of Cape York, QLD (11°39'S, 143°42'E), and off Moreton Bay, QLD (2731'S, 15340'E) to northeast of Sandon Bluffs (29°39'S, 153°24'E), NSW; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
28-75m
General References
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 [1125]
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]
Menon, A.G.K. & Yazdani, G.M. 1968. Catalogue of type specimens in the Zoological Survey of India, Part 2, Fishes. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 61(1/2): 91-190 [158]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Broadbrow Flounder)
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [857] (Broadbrow Flounder)
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 |