Species Ichthyscopus nigripinnis Gomon & Johnson, 1999
Blackfin Stargazer
- Ichthyscopus nigripinnis Gomon, M.F. & Johnson, J.W. 1999. A new fringed stargazer (Uranoscopidae: Ichthyscopus) with descriptions of the other Australian species in the genus. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 597-619 figs 1-9 [599, figs 1a, 2b, 3a, 4a, 5-7, 8a].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.30217 (Depth 15 meters), off Mud Island, Moreton Bay, QLD [27°17'S, 153°18'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.31484–001; AM I.33571–001; AM 33669–001; QM I.4252; QM I.11908; NMV A.20080; NMV A.20079; AM I 20212-015; AM 25425-001; AM 31476-007 (2 specimens); AM 33681-001; AM 37479-001; QM 9521-22 (2 specimens); QM 9983 (2 specimens); QM 10754; QM 11823; QM 11908; QM 17169.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
North of Cape York, QLD (10°S, 142°E) to off Yamba (29°39'S); tropical, New Guinea
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [328]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coastal, continental shelf, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 3-58 m.
General References
Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Uranoscopidae. pp. 1509-1515 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. [1511]
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [746]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blackfin Stargazer)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 26-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 22-Sep-2011 | 22-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |