Species Leviprora semermis (De Vis, 1883)
Semi-armed Flathead
- Platycephalus semermis De Vis, C.W. 1883. Descriptions of new genera and species of Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(2): 283-289 [285].
Type data:
Neotype WAM P.27595-002 258.3 mm SL (30–33 m depth, 19 Apr. 1982), north end of Long Island, Houtman Abrolhos, WA [28°29′S, 113°46′E].
Generic Combinations
- Leviprora semermis (De Vis, 1883). —
Imamura, H. & Moore, G.I. 2020. Taxonomic revision of the flathead genus Leviprora Whitley 1931, with recognition of Leviprora semermis (De Vis 1883) as a valid species (family Platycephalidae). Ichthyological Research 67: 275–286 [283]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Leviprora inops non Jenyns, 1840 [misidentification]. —
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [46] (127, in part)
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. [467] (in part; P. semermis was listed as possible synonym of L. inops)
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. [938] (in part)
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Platycephalidae. pp. 515-521 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [516] (in part) - Platycephalus inops non Jenyns, 1840 [misidentification]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [401] (in part?)
Introduction
Widely treated as a synonym of Leviprora inops or placed as incertae sedis in Platycephalidae until the revision of the genus Levipora by Imamura & Moore (2020) established the species as valid.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
SW Australia, from south of Point Dover, Great Australian Bight, WA (125°30′E) to west of Cape Lesueur, Shark Bay, WA (25°36′44″S); SE Indian, temperate
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32)
General References
Imamura, H. & Moore, G.I. 2020. Taxonomic revision of the flathead genus Leviprora Whitley 1931, with recognition of Leviprora semermis (De Vis 1883) as a valid species (family Platycephalidae). Ichthyological Research 67: 275–286
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. [938, 948] (placed as incertae sedis in Platycephalidae (p. 948), and treated as L. inops in part by virtue of reported distribution for that species)
Common Name References
Imamura, H. & Moore, G.I. 2020. Taxonomic revision of the flathead genus Leviprora Whitley 1931, with recognition of Leviprora semermis (De Vis 1883) as a valid species (family Platycephalidae). Ichthyological Research 67: 275–286 [283] (Semi-armed Flathead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 03-Aug-2022 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |