Species Liocranium pleurostigma (Weber, 1913)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Paracentropogon pleurostigma Weber, M. 1913. Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 57: 1-710 123 figs 12 pls [499].

  Type data:

   Lectotype ZMA 110299, Siboga station 164, Near New Guinea, 32m [1°42.5'S, 130°47.5'E].
  Paralectotype(s) ZMA 110230 (6), Siboga station 164, Near New Guinea, 32m [1°42.5'S, 130°47.5'E].

  Subsequent designation references:

  Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Johnson, J.W. 2008. Review of the waspfish genus Liocranium (Scorpaeniformes: Tetrarogidae), with restoration of L. pleurostigma (Weber). Zootaxa 1820: 27-40 [31].

 

Generic Combinations

• Liocranium pleurostigma (Weber, 1913). —
  Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Johnson, J.W. 2008. Review of the waspfish genus Liocranium (Scorpaeniformes: Tetrarogidae), with restoration of L. pleurostigma (Weber). Zootaxa 1820: 27-40 [30]
• Liocranium praepositum pleurostigma (Weber, 1913). —
  Mees, G.F. 1964. Additions to the fish fauna of Western Australia. 4. Western Australian Fisheries. Bulletin 9(4): 31-55 [47]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Cottapistus praepositus (Ogilby, 1903) [misidentification]. —
  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.
  Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50
  Hutchins, J.B. 2003. Checklist of marine fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. pp. 453-478 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., & Jones, D.S. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum.
• Liocranium praepositum Ogilby, 1903 [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. [109, 318]
• Abcichthys praepositus Whitley, 1948 [misidentification]. —
  Whitley, G.P. 1948. A list of the fishes of Western Australia. Western Australia Fish Department. Fisheries Bulletin 2: 1-35 map [29] (listed from WA)

 

Introduction

Motomura, Last & Johnson (2008) reviewed Liocranium and seperated Liocranium praepositum into two species, reinstating Liocarnium pleurostigma as the species from the Torres Strait (QLD) to Exmouth Gulf (WA) and leaving L. praepositum as the east QLD coast species.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Following Motomura et al.'s 2008 revision of Liocranium, L. pleurostigma is considered to range from the Torres Strait (QLD) west to Exmouth Gulf (WA) while L. praepositum is restricted to the east coast of QLD; west Pacific (Indonesia and Philippines)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

3-74m

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Larson, H.K. & Russell, B.C. 1989. Draft list of fishes of Ashmore Reef. Unpublished report of the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery, Darwin. (in part as Cottapsitus praepositus)

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 Liocranium praepositum)

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 (as Cottapsitus praepositus)

Hutchins, J.B. 2003. Checklist of marine fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. pp. 453-478 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., & Jones, D.S. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. (as Cottapsitus praepositus)

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. (as Liocranium praepositum)

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Johnson, J.W. 2008. Review of the waspfish genus Liocranium (Scorpaeniformes: Tetrarogidae), with restoration of L. pleurostigma (Weber). Zootaxa 1820: 27-40 [27]

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. (as Cottapsitus praepositus)

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. (as Liocranium praepositum)

 

Common Name 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 [84] (Blackspot Waspfish)

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Johnson, J.W. 2008. Review of the waspfish genus Liocranium (Scorpaeniformes: Tetrarogidae), with restoration of L. pleurostigma (Weber). Zootaxa 1820: 27-40 [30] (Western Blackspot Waspfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	SCORPAENIFORMES	13-Dec-2011	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)