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Species Engyprosopon praeteritum (Whitley, 1950)

Speckled Flounder

 

Introduction

Amaoka & Last (2014) showed that the species, which had been considered a subspecies of Arnoglossus aspilos is a distinct species of Engyprospon and that many records of Arnoglossus aspilos were misidentifications of Engyprosopon praeteritum.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Off Cape Peron, Shark Bay, WA (25°30'S 113°30'E) to Emery Point, Darwin, NT (12°45'S 130°30'E) probably more widespread, but many records need confirmation, tropical

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf.

 

General References

Amaoka, K. & Last, P.R. 2014. The Australian sinistral flounder Arnoglossus aspilos praeteritus (Actinopterygii, Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) reassigned as a valid species of Engyprosopon. Species Diversity 19: 91-96

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. [3825] (in part, WA distribution)

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. [1812] (as Arnoglossus aspilos, in part, NT & WA and some QLD localities)

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 (as Arnoglossus aspilos)

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 [222] (as Arnoglossus aspilos)

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [373] (as Arnoglossus aspilos)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [49] (1497, as Arnoglossus aspilos praeteritus)

 

Common Name References

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [66] (as Arnoglossus aspilos praeteritus) (Speckled Flounder)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
PLEURONECTOIDEI 18-May-2015 ADDED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)