Species Lioscorpius longiceps Günther, 1880

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• Lioscorpius longiceps Günther, A. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S Challenger, in the years 1872–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 1-82 pls 1-32 [40].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 1878.5.14.199, Kai Islands, Arafura Seam 129 fathoms.
  Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1879.5.14.193.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Eschmeyer, W.N. & Collette, B.B. 1966. The scorpionfish subfamily Setarchinae, including the genus Ectreposebastes. Bulletin of Marine Science 16(2): 349-375 figs 1-5 [365].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Northwest Shelf, WA (18º18´S) and off Raine Island, QLD; tropical, west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

248–450m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Setarchidae. pp. 869-870 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. [870]

Eschmeyer, W.N. & Collette, B.B. 1966. The scorpionfish subfamily Setarchinae, including the genus Ectreposebastes. Bulletin of Marine Science 16(2): 349-375 figs 1-5 [365]

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.

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27]

Last, P.R., Yearsley, G.K. & Motomura, H. 2005. Lioscorpius trifasciatus, a new scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Setarchidae) from the South-West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 1038: 11-22 [11]

Mandrytsa, S.A. 2001. Lateral Line System and Classification of Scorpaenoid Fishes (Scorpeaniformes: Scorpaenidei). Perm : Perm State Univ. Press pp. 1-393. [275]

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. [443]

Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2319]

 

Common Name References

Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2319] (FAO) (Slender Scorpionfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Slender Scorpionfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-May-2015	SCORPAENIFORMES	04-Apr-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED