CAAB: 37290024
Species Kanekonia leichhardti Johnson, 2013
Leichhardt's Velvetfish
- Kanekonia leichhardti Johnson, J.W. 2013. Kanekonia leichhardti, a new species of velvetfish (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Aploactinidae) from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 58: 397-410 [398, figs 1A-B, 4A-C, 6A].
Type data:
Holotype QM I130099, Gulf of Carpenteria, Queensland, Australia, dredged in 63 m. [13°01.3"S, 140°12'E].
Paratype(s) QM I130046; QM I33325.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD (13°01.3'S, 140°12'E); tropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25)
Ecological Descriptors
Sandy mud bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
45-63 m
Common Name References
Johnson, J.W. 2013. Kanekonia leichhardti, a new species of velvetfish (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Aploactinidae) from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 58: 397-410 [398] (Leichhardt's Velvetfish)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 28-Mar-2014 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |