Species Lythrichthys eulabes Jordan and Starks, 1904
Akakasago [Japanese], Jordan’s Red Deepwater Scorpionfish
- Lythrichthys eulabes Jordan, D.S. & Starks, E.C. 1904. A review of the scorpaenid fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27(1351): 91-175 figs 1-21 pls 1-2 [dated 1903] [140].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 50910 37.1 mm SL (60-70 fathoms), off Ose Point, Suruga Bay, Japan.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Albany (35°22ʹS) to NW of Cape Leveque (14°58ʹS), WA, off Raine Island (11°35ʹS) to off Townsville (17°59ʹS), QLD, and off Bermagui (36°23ʹS), NSW; topical/temperate, east Indo-west Pacific (Indonesia, Japan, Fiji)
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Common Name References
Wada, H., Kai, Y. & Motomura, H. 2021. Revision of the resurrected deepwater scorpionfish genus Lythrichthys Jordan and Starks 1904 (Setarchidae), with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyological Research 68: 373-403 [391] (Akakasago [Japanese], Jordan’s Red Deepwater Scorpionfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 04-Aug-2022 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |