Species Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis Weber, 1913

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• Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis Weber, M. 1913. Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga-Expéditie Report 57: 1-710 123 figs 12 pls [422, pl. 6 (fig.7)].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMA 109.386, near Kei Island, Arafura Sea, 310m [5°40'S, 132°26'E].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Northwest Shelf, WA (18°23'S, 117°41'E) to south of Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (13°14'S, 122°57'E) and south of Saumarez Reef, QLD (22°44'S, 154°13'E) to east of Wooli, NSW (29°52'S, 153°43'E); tropical, west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

376-548m

 

General References

Hensley, D.A. 2001. Psettodidae, Citharidae. pp. 3792-3798 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3798]

Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Citharidae. pp. 1807-1809 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. [1809]

Nijssen, H., Tuijl, L. van & Isbrücker, J.H. 1982. A catalogue of the type-specimens of Recent fishes in the Institute of Taxonomic Zoology (Zoölogisch Museum), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Verslagen en Technische Gegevens, Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie (Zoölogisch Museum), Universiteit van Amsterdam 33: 1-173 [106]

Norman, J.R. 1934. A Systematic Monograph of the Flatfishes (Heterosomata) Psettodidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae. London : British Museum Vol. 1 459 pp. 317 figs. [401]

 

Common Name References

Hensley, D.A. 2001. Psettodidae, Citharidae. pp. 3792-3798 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3798] (FAO) (Scale-eyed Flounder)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Scale-eye Flounder)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
08-Jul-2015	PLEURONECTOIDEI	07-Jun-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED