Species Kumococius rodericensis (Cuvier, 1829)
Whitefin Flathead, Spiny Flathead, White-finned Flathead
- Platycephalus rodericensis Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 4 518 pp. pls 72-99. [253].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP 0000-6838, Réunion (as l'île de Bourbon) (Probably incorrect).
Paralectotype(s) MNHP 1992-0002 (ex MNHP 0000-6838).Subsequent designation references:
Sauvage, H.E. 1873. Notice sur quelques poissons d'espèces nouvelles ou peu connues provenant des mers de l'Inde et de la Chine. Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 8(Bulletin): 49-62 (see also Knapp, L.W. 1992. Status of type specimens of Platycephalus rodericensis Cuvier, 1829 and P. borboniensis Cuvier, 1829 (Pisces: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105(2): 389-392).Type locality references:
Knapp, L.W. 1992. Status of type specimens of Platycephalus rodericensis Cuvier, 1829 and P. borboniensis Cuvier, 1829 (Pisces: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105(2): 389-392 [389] (suggested that locality may be incorrect). - Insidiator detrusus Jordan, D.S. & Seale, A. 1905. List of fishes collected at Hong Kong by Captain William Finch, with description of five new species. Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Sciences 10: 1-17 [15, pl. 10].
Type data:
Holotype CAS(SU) 9067, Hong Kong.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Imamura, H. 1996. Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity 1(2): 123-233 [205]
Generic Combinations
- Suggrundus rodericensis (Cuvier, 1829). —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [123]
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [118]
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [471]
Knapp, L.W. 1992. Status of type specimens of Platycephalus rodericensis Cuvier, 1829 and P. borboniensis Cuvier, 1829 (Pisces: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105(2): 389-392 [390] - Kumococius rodericensis (Cuvier, 1829). —
Imamura, H. 1996. Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity 1(2): 123-233 [204] (changed combination, treated P. rodericensis as senior synonym of Insidiator detrusus, type species of the genus Kumococius)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Barrow Island, WA (20º52´S) to off Bowen, QLD (19º58'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Blaber, S.J.M., Brewer, D.T. & Harris, A.N. 1994. Distribution, biomass and community structure of demersal fishes of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45(3): 375-396, figs 1-7 [392] (as Suggrundus rodericensis)
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [28]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [90]
- Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [81] (as Suggrundus rodericensis)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
9-104m
General References
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. (as Suggrundus rodericensis)
Imamura, H. 1996. Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity 1(2): 123-233 [205]
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] (as Suggrundus rodericensis)
Knapp, L.W. 1992. Status of type specimens of Platycephalus rodericensis Cuvier, 1829 and P. borboniensis Cuvier, 1829 (Pisces: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105(2): 389-392 [390] (as Suggrundus rodericensis)
Knapp, L.W. 1999. Family Platycepalidae. pp. 2385-2421 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. [2403]
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [471] (as Suggrundus rodericensis)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Platycephalidae. pp. 933-948 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. [937]
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [118] (as Suggrundus rodericensis)
Common Name References
Knapp, L.W. 1999. Family Platycepalidae. pp. 2385-2421 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. [2403] (FAO) (Spiny Flathead)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [118] (White-finned Flathead)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whitefin Flathead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 25-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |