Genus Dampierosa Whitley, 1932

Museums

Regional Maps

• Dampierosa Whitley, G.P. 1932. Studies in Ichthyology No. 6. Records of the Australian Museum 18(6): 321-348 figs 1-3 pls 36-39 [346].

  Type species:

   Dampierosa daruma Whitley, 1932 by original designation.

 

Introduction

This genus is often considered as a synonym of Erosa Swainson, 1839. Poss (1999) indicated a tentative assignment of the type species to Erosa, but other workers have recognised the genus as valid (Mandrytsa 2001). We follow the most recent specialist literature.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Tropical

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

General References

Mandrytsa, S.A. 2001. Lateral Line System and Classification of Scorpaenoid Fishes (Scorpeaniformes: Scorpaenidei). Perm : Perm State Univ. Press pp. 1-393.

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.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	SCORPAENIFORMES	08-Mar-2015	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)