Species Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889
Scarlet Seabat
- Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, A.W. 1889. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator, Commander Alfred Carpenter, R.N., D.S.O., commanding. — No. 13. On the bathybial fishes of the Bay of Bengal and neighbouring waters, obtained during the seasons 1885–1889. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 4(54, 57): 376-399, 450-461 [382].
Type data:
Holotype ZSI F11741, the Andaman Sea, south-east of Ross Island, Port Blair, Andaman Islands, 265 fathoms.Type locality references:
Menon, A.G.K. & Yazdani, G.M. 1968. Catalogue of type specimens in the Zoological Survey of India, Part 2, Fishes. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 61(1/2): 91-190 [164].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Bernier Island to off Port Hedland, WA (17º05´S) and Arafura Sea, NT (130º12'E) and Marian Plateau to off southern QLD, Coral Sea; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northwest Transition (3), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 50-494 m.
General References
Bradbury, M.G. 1999. Family Ogcocephalidae. pp. 2023-2025 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [2025]
Bradbury, M.G. 2003. Family Ogcocephalidae Jordan 1895 -- batfishes. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 17: 1-17 [5]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [22]
McKay, R.J. 1970. Additions to the fish fauna of Western Australia. 5. Western Australian Fisheries. Bulletin 9(5): 3-24 figs 1-2
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Ogcocephalidae. pp. 652-654 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. [653]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Scarlet Seabat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 15-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |