Species Foetorepus paxtoni (Fricke, 2000)
Paxton's Stinkfish
Compiler and date details
2 October 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Synchiropus paxtoni Fricke, R. 2000. Callionymidae of New Caledonia, with remarks on related species and descriptions of 10 new species from New Caledonia, Australia, New Guinea, and Hawaii (Teleostei). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 617: 1-81 figs 1-35 [75, fig. 35].
Type data:
Holotype AM 22828–011, north-west of Port Hedland [19°01'S, 117°21'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.22828–027; CSIRO H.3193–01.
Generic Combinations
- Foetorepus paxtoni (Fricke, 2000). —
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Callionymidae. pp. 1578-1592 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. [1584]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Synchiropus delandi Fowler, 1943. —
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [83] (a misidentification)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest Shelf, WA (18º53'S, 116º10'E) to off Bathurst Island, NT (9º46'S, 130º01'E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
General References
Fricke, R. 2002. Annotated checklist of the dragonet families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (Teleostei: Callionymoidei), with comments on callionymid fish classification. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 645: 1-103 [62] (as Synchiropus (Foetorepus) paxtoni)
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Callionymidae. pp. 1578-1592 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. [1584]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Paxton's Stinkfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 | CALLIONYMOIDEI | 08-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |