Species Hoplichthys filamentosus Matsubara & Ochiai, 1950
Longray Ghost Flathead
- Hoplichthys filamentosus Matsubara, K. & Ochiai, A. 1950. Studies on Hoplichthyidae, a family of mail-cheeked fishes, found in Japan and its adjacent waters. Part 3. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 1(3): 145-156 fig. 3 [149, 155, fig. 3].
Type data:
Holotype FAKU 11918, off Heta, Suruga Bay, Japan.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
W of Lancelin (31º01´S, 114º50'E) to S of Scott Reefs (14º18´S, 122º10'E), WA and the Coral Sea east of Flinders Reef (17º30´S) to off Montague Island, NSW (37º12´S); tropical, subtropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
300-500m
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [29]
Keenan, C.P. 1991. Phylogeny of Australian species of flatheads (Teleostei, Platycephalidae) as determined by allozyme electrophoresis. Journal of Fish Biology 39(Supplement A): 237-249 [238]
McGrouther, M.A. 1999. Family Hoplichthyidae. pp. 2422-2424 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. [2424]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., McGrouther, M.A. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Hoplichthyidae. pp. 949-950 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. [950]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Longray Ghost Flathead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 03-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |