Species Lagocephalus suezensis Clark & Gohar, 1953
- Lagocephalus suezensis Clark, E. & Gohar, H.A.F. 1953. The fishes of the Red Sea: Order Plectognathi. Publications of the Marine Biological Station, Al Ghardaqa 8: 1-80 [56, fig. 16].
Type data:
Holotype uncatalogued, Suez, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmeli, 1789) [misidentification]. —
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. [297]
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. [320]
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [416] (image)
Introduction
This species was previously thought to be restricted to the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean but has recently been recorded from Japan and Australia (Iwatsubo et al. 2009). Iwatsubo et al. (2009) suggest that the species has been widely confused with L. sceleratus throughout the western Pacific, and many Australian records of L. sceleratus are misidentifications of L. suezensis (pers. comm. K. Matsuura).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth Gulf, WA (22°00'S) to south of Fraser Island, QLD (25°56'S), distribution unclear due to confusion with L. sceleratus; tropical, Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Iwatsubo, H., Ito, M., Nakao, K., Meguro, M., Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. 2009. Records of Lagocephalus suezensis (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from southern Kyushu, Japan. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 64: 21-27
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TETRAODONTIFORMES | 28-Apr-2014 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |