Genus Halieutaea Valenciennes, 1837
- Halieutaea Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 12 507 pp. pls 344-368. [455].
Type species:
Lophius stellatus Vahl, 1797 by monotypy.
Introduction
Several species occur in Australia and additional species and name changes can be expected. H.-C. Ho and P. Last are currently studying the genus.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
OGCOCEPHALIDAE: Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910 [Australian records apparently based on an undescribed species] — 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 [56]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Carnarvon, WA (25º33´S) to off Cape Croker, NT (134ºE), also from Bay of Fires, TAS (41°S, 148°E) to off Hinchinbrook Island, QLD (18°S, 146°E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
General References
Bradbury, M.G. 1967. The genera of batfishes (family Ogcocephalidae). Copeia 1967(2): 399-422 figs 1-9
Bradbury, M.G. 2003. Family Ogcocephalidae Jordan 1895 -- batfishes. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 17: 1-17
Ho, H.-C. & Shao, K.-T. 2008. The batfishes (Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae) of Taiwan, with descriptions of eight new records. Journal of the Fisheries Society of Taiwan 35(4): 289-313
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 04-May-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |