Species Hipposcorpaena filamentosa Fowler, 1938

Museums

Regional Maps

• Hipposcorpaena filamentosa Fowler, H.W. 1938. Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross, chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 85(3032): 31-135 figs 6-61 [72, fig.31].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 98819, off Linao Pt., Davao Gulf, Philippines, 28 fathoms [7°04'48"N, 125°39'38"E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Rhinopias filamentosa (Fowler, 1938). —
  Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 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. [2306]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Near Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12º27'S) based on NMV specimens; tropical, west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf.

Extra Ecological Information

10-95 m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [224]

Eschmeyer, W.N. in Eschmeyer, W.N., Hirosaki Y. & Abe, T. 1973. Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Rhinopias, with comments on related genera and species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 39(16): 285-310 figs 1-10 [305]

Motomura, H. & Senou, H. 2005. Validity of the scorpionfish genus Hipposcorpaena Fowler and a redescription of H. filamentosus Fowler (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Zoological Studies 44(2): 210-218 [213]

Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 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. [2306] (as Rhinopias filamentosa)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. (Filamentous Scorpionfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	SCORPAENIFORMES	14-Dec-2011	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)