Species Hoplichthys mcgroutheri Nagano, Imamura & Yabe, 2014
McGrouther’s Ghost Flathead
- Hoplichthys mcgroutheri Nagano, Y., Imamura, H. & Yabe, M. 2014. A new ghost flathead (Scorpaeniformes: Hoplichthyidae) from southwestern Australia. Ichthyological Research 62: 245-252 [Date published online 9 Oct 2014: in print April 2015] [247].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.6395-03 218 mm SL, female (728–710 m depth), off Albany, Western Australia [35º14.02’S, 118º39.84’E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H.1704-06 188 mm SL (556 m depth), off Geraldton, Western Australia [29°14.2'S, 113°52.2'E]; CSIRO H.2005-02 208 mm SL (701 m depth), off Bunbury, Western Australia [33º03.2’S, 114º25.2’E]; CSIRO H.2601-01 223 mm SL, female (1,058–1,080 m depth), off Wedge Island, Western Australia [30º39.1’S, 114º27.7’E]; NMV A.9617 240 mm SL, female (510 m depth), 35 km west of Rottnest Island, Western Australia [32º03’S, 115º14’E]; NSMT 244 mm SL, female (603 m depth), Western Australia [31º32.9’S, 114º48.2’E]; NSMT 112996 244 mm SL, female (603 m depth), Western Australia [31º32.9’S, 114º48.2’E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Albany to off Geraldton, WA; temperate
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Common Name References
Nagano, Y., Imamura, H. & Yabe, M. 2014. A new ghost flathead (Scorpaeniformes: Hoplichthyidae) from southwestern Australia. Ichthyological Research 62: 245-252 [Date published online 9 Oct 2014: in print April 2015] [247] (McGrouther’s Ghost Flathead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 07-Dec-2022 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |