Species Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797)

• Lophius stellatus Vahl, M. 1797. Beskrivelse tvende nye arter af Lophius (L. stellatus og L. setigerus). Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet. Kjøbenhavn 4(1): 212-216 [214, pl. 3(3, 4)].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown, China.

 

Generic Combinations

• Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797). —
  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]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Halieutaea sp. W4 [of P. Last] [name in CAAB 14 May 2015].

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Carnarvon, WA (25º33´S) to off Cape Croker, NT (134ºE) and east of Dunk Island to off Gold Coast, QLD; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.

 

General References

Bradbury, M.G. 2003. Family Ogcocephalidae Jordan 1895 -- batfishes. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 17: 1-17 [6]

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.

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [82]

 

Common Name References

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [82] (Starry Handfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Starry 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