Species Lepidotrigla russelli Del Cerro & Lloris, 1995
Smooth Gurnard
- Lepidotrigla russelli del Cerro, L. & Lloris, D. 1995. A new species of Lepidotrigla (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) from the waters off northern Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 12: 177-184 figs 1-5 [178].
Type data:
Holotype NTM S.11953-003, north-east of Goulburn Island, NT, 55m.
Paratype(s) IIPB 54/1993, north-east of Goulburn Island, NT, 55m; IIPB 55/1993, north-east of Goulburn Island, NT, 55m; IIPB 56/1993, off Cape Wessel, NT; NTM S.419, Burns Shoal, off Point Arrowsmith, NT; NTM S.509, north of Melville Island, NT; NTM S.578-579 (2 lots of 1 specimen each), off Weipa, QLD; NTM S.597-599 (3 lots of 1 specimen each), north of Melville Island, NT; NTM S.638, York Sound, WA; NTM S.1131, off Jones Shoal, NT; NTM S.10053-002, off van Diemen Gulf, NT; NTM S.11614-007, off Cape Wessel, NT; NTM S.11953-012, north-east of Goulburn Island, NT, 55m; NTM S.600.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Lepidotrigla spiloptera Günther, 1880 [possible misidentification, Lepidotrigula spiloptera has not been well documented in Australian waters. Some records of the species are mis-identifications of Lepidotrigula russelii]. —
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. [102]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest Shelf, WA (18º28´S, 118º45´S) to off Weipa, QLD (12ºS, 141ºE); tropical, New Guinea (Papua, Indonesia)
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Distribution References
- 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 [87]
- 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 L. spiloptera)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
35-140m
General References
del Cerro, L. & Lloris, D. 1997. A new species of Lepidotrigla (Scorpaeniformes, Triglidae) from the waters off Queensland (Australia). Scientia Marina 61(1): 45-52 figs 1-5 [51]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [28]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J., Gomon, M.F. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Triglidae. pp. 921-930 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. [925]
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. [102] (as L. spiloptera)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smooth Gurnard)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 18-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |