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Species Platycephalus endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Northern Sand Flathead (standard name for P. arenarius), Flag-tail Flathead, Flagtail Flathead, Northern-flag Tailed Flathead, Sand Flathead

 

Generic Combinations

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

 

Introduction

This species was initially treated as a junior synonym of P. indicus by early workers (e.g. McCulloch 1929). Taylor (1964) recognised it as valid and applied the name to a species of Platycephalus from northern Australia having a caudal fin with bright orange to yellow on the upper lobe, and three jet black bands below. Many authors then used the name P. endrachtensis for the species having these characters.

Recently, following examination of the type specimens, Imamura (2008) has demonstrated that P. endrachtensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 is a senior synonym of Platycephalus arenarius Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886. Furthermore it was shown that the species with the characters outlined above should be referred to the name Platycephalus westraliae Whitley 1938, and this species elevated from a sub-species of P. bassensis. No specimens of P. endrachtensis collected between Port Hedland, WA and Cliff Point, QLD, exist in major Australian ichthyological collections (Imamura 2015).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Hamelin Bay (34º10'S) to Port Hedland (20º14'S), WA, and Cliff Point, QLD (22º32'S) to St Helens, TAS (41º16'S), records from northern Australia are most likely misidentifications of P. westraliae; temperate, tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific (Indonesia)


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, continental shelf, estuary, inshore, sand bottom marine, silt bottom–marine.

Extra Ecological Information

1-50m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [80] (as P. arenarius)

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [52] (as P. arenarius)

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. (as P. arenarius)

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [194] (as P. arenarius)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [46] (202, as P. arenarius)

Imamura, H. 2008. Synonymy of two species of the genus Platycephalus and validity of Platycephalus westraliae (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Zoological Research 55: 399-406 [401]

Keenan, C.P. 1991. Phylogeny of Australian species of flatheads (Teleostei, Platycephalidae) as determined by allozyme electrophoresis. Journal of Fish Biology 39(Supplement A): 237-249 [238] (as P. arenarius)

Knapp, L.W. 1999. Family Platycepalidae. pp. 2385-2421 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. [2407] (as P. arenarius)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [102] (as P. arenarius)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [100] (as P. arenarius)

Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2006. World Atlas of Marine Fishes. Frankfurt : IKAN-Unterwasserarchiv 720 pp. (as P. arenarius)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [400] (as P. arenarius and page 399 as Platycephalus indicus, in part)

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [467] (as P. arenarius)

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Platycephalidae. pp. 933-948 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. [939] (as P. arenarius)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [57] (as Trudis arenarius)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [115] (as P. arenarius)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [80] (as P. arenarius) (Northern Sand Flathead)

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [52] (as P. arenarius) (Northern Sand Flathead)

Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp. [59] (as P. arenarius) (Flag-tail Flathead)

Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [58] (as P. arenarius) (Northern Sand Flathead)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [127] (as P. arenarius) (Northern Sand Flathead)

Knapp, L.W. 1999. Family Platycepalidae. pp. 2385-2421 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. [2407] (as P. arenarius) (Sand Flathead)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [102] (as P. arenarius) (Flag-tail Flathead)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [100] (as P. arenarius) (Flagtail Flathead)

Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [88] (as P. arenarius) (Northern-flag Tailed Flathead)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (as P. arenarius) (Northern Sand Flathead)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. (as P. arenarius) (Sand Flathead)

 

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)
06-May-2015 SCORPAENIFORMES 04-Apr-2016 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED