Species Ebosia bleekeri (Döderlein, 1884)
Cockscomb Lionfish, Bleeker's Lionfish
- Pterois bleekeri Döderlein, L. in Steindachner, F. & Döderlein, L. 1884. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Fische Japan's. (III.). Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Wien 49(1): 171-212 [200, pl. 6 (fig. 1-1a)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MZUS 892, Tokyo, Japan; NHMW 75648, Tokyo, Japan.
Generic Combinations
- Ebosia bleekeri (Döderlein, 1884). —
Jordan, D.S. & Starks, E.C. 1904. A review of the scorpaenid fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27(1351): 91-175 figs 1-21 pls 1-2 [dated 1903] [145] (changed combination as type of genus)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
N of the Dampier Archipelago, WA (19°12'S) to the Arafura Sea, N of Bathurst Island, NT (130°32'E), and NE of Cairns, QLD (16°03'S) to NE of Newcastle, NSW (32°47'S); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northeast Province (18), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [313]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [81]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
53–220 m.
General References
Eschmeyer, W.N. & Rama-Rao, K.V. 1978. A new scorpionfish, Ebosia falcata (Scorpaenidae, Pteroinae), from the western Indian Ocean, with comments on the genus. Matsya 3: 64-71
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [81]
Matsunuma, M & Motomura, H. 2014. A new species of scorpionfish, Ebosia saya (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae), from the western Indian Ocean and notes on fresh coloration of Ebosia falcata. Ichthyological Research DOI 10.1007/s10228-014-0445-4.
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. [2306]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. (Bleeker's Lionfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 23-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |