Introduction

The family Neosebastidae includes two genera and 18 species (Eschmeyer & Fong, 2014). Previously the group had been treated as a subfamily of the Scorpaenidae (Nelson, 2006). Both genera and 14 species are known in Australia, largely in temperate waters. Most species are found in the waters of the south-west Pacific, but two species are known from the north-west Pacific and another from Chile. Eschmeyer & Poss (1976) revised Maxillicosta and Motomura (2004) revised Neosebastes. Motomura et al. (2006) described a new Australian species of Maxillicosta, and Johnson & Motomura (2008) treated species found in southern Australia.

Neosebastids are found in a variety of habitats from inshore rocky reefs to the deeper parts of the continental shelf and upper continental slope. Maximum size is around 40 cm.

General References

Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fong, J.D. 2014. Species of Fishes by family/subfamily. Catalog of Fishes. Online version updated 19 May 2014. http://research.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/SpeciesByFamily.asp

Eschmeyer, W.N. & Poss, S.G. 1976. Review of the scorpionfish genus Maxillicosta (Pisces : Scorpaenidae), with a description of three new species from the Australian-New Zealand region. Bulletin of Marine Science 26(4): 433-449 figs 1-10

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Neosebastidae. pp. 489-495 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.

McCulloch, A.R. 1915. Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part 3. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 3(3): 97-170 figs 1-3 pls 13-37

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2006. A new species of the scorpionfish Genus Maxillicosta from the southeast coast of Australia, with a redescription of M. whitleyi (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae). Copeia 2006(3): 445-459

Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.

History of changes

• Maxillicosta Whitley, G.P. 1935. Studies in Ichthyology No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum 19(4): 215-250 figs 1-11 pl. 18 [246].

  Type species:

   Maxillicosta scabriceps Whitley, 1935 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

South Pacific (Kermadec Islands and Juan Fernandes Island).

IMCRA

Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

General References

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2006. A new species of the scorpionfish Genus Maxillicosta from the southeast coast of Australia, with a redescription of M. whitleyi (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae). Copeia 2006(3): 445-459 [445]

History of changes

• Maxillicosta lopholepis Eschmeyer, W.N. & Poss, S.G. 1976. Review of the scorpionfish genus Maxillicosta (Pisces : Scorpaenidae), with a description of three new species from the Australian-New Zealand region. Bulletin of Marine Science 26(4): 433-449 figs 1-10 [441, fig. 6].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.5736, 11.3km west of Cape Couture, Bernier Island, Shark Bay, WA.
  Paratype(s) WAM P.25384-001, 11.3km west of Cape Couture, Bernier Island, Shark Bay, WA.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Cervantes (30°38`S) to Bernier Island (24º52´S), WA; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

40-100m

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [872]

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

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2005. First records of a scorpionfish, Maxillicosta raoulensis (Scorpaeniformes, Neosebastidae), from the Tasman Sea, with fresh colour notes for the species. Biogeography 7: 85-90 [85]

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]

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bigeye Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Maxillicosta meridianus Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2006. A new species of the scorpionfish Genus Maxillicosta from the southeast coast of Australia, with a redescription of M. whitleyi (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae). Copeia 2006(3): 445-459 [446, figs 1, 2A-B, 3A, 4A, 5, 6, 7A, 9].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO A.4252, Bass Strait, TAS, 10-20m [39°27'S, 148°21'E].
  Paratype(s) AM E.988 (also paratype of M. scabriceps and M. whitleyi), 80km south of cape Wiles, SA, ~137m; AM I.10404 (also paratype of M. scabriceps and M. whitleyi), off Flinders Island, SA, ~68m; CSIRO A.4253, Bass Strait, TAS, 10-20m [39°27'S, 148°21'E]; CSIRO B.1253, Bass Strait, VIC [38°57'S, 146°51'E]; CSIRO H.633-01, northeast of Ninth Island, TAS, 44-46m [40°48'S, 147°16'E]; CSIRO H.4358-01, east of Naracoopa, King Island, TAS, 33-35m [39°52'S, 144°20']; CSIRO T.1198, Bass Strait, TAS; CSIRO T.1652, Flinders Island, TAS; NMV A.2433 (2), 20km southeast of Port Albert, eastern Bass Strait, VIC, 79m [38°43.04', 144°18.02'E]; NMV A.2678, 8km south of South East Point, Wilsons Promontory, VIC, 65m; NMV A.21820 (3), Wetern Port, VIC [38°22'S, 145°32'E].

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 [in part, southern distribution only]. —
  Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [872]

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern Bass St. VIC and northern TAS (148°21'E) to Great Australian Bight, SA (132°E); temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, sand bottom marine, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

10–137 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [872] (as M. whitleyi, in part, southern distribution only)

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Neosebastidae. pp. 489-495 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [490]

Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [484] (as Maxillicosta whitleyi, southern distribution)

History of changes

• Maxillicosta raoulensis Eschmeyer, W.N. & Poss, S.G. 1976. Review of the scorpionfish genus Maxillicosta (Pisces : Scorpaenidae), with a description of three new species from the Australian-New Zealand region. Bulletin of Marine Science 26(4): 433-449 figs 1-10 [442, figs 7-8].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMUC P.791068, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands [29°15'S, 177°57'W].
  Paratype(s) CAS 32173-32174, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands [29°15'S, 177°57'W]; USNM 214627, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands [29°15'S, 177°57'W]; ZMUC P.791069-76, Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands [29°15'S, 177°57'W].

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Based on specimens in NMV from Lord Howe Is. and in CSIRO from seamounts east of Newcastle, NSW (33°05'S); subtropical, south-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf.

Extra Ecological Information

50–142m

General References

Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [159]

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2005. First records of a scorpionfish, Maxillicosta raoulensis (Scorpaeniformes, Neosebastidae), from the Tasman Sea, with fresh colour notes for the species. Biogeography 7: 85-90 [86]

History of changes

• Maxillicosta scabriceps Whitley, G.P. 1935. Studies in Ichthyology No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum 19(4): 215-250 figs 1-11 pl. 18 [246, pl. 18, figs 4-5].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM IA.21 (also paratype of Maxillicosta whitleyi), Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA.
  Paratype(s) AM E.988, 50 miles south of Cape Wiles, SA, 75 fathoms; AM I.10404, off Flinders Island, SA, 37 fathoms.

Generic Combinations

• Neosebastes scabriceps (Whitley, 1935). —
  Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [97]

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Western Port, VIC (145º18´E) to Houtman Abrolhos, WA (28º49´S); temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

2-46m

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [872]

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [97] (as Neosebastes scabriceps)

Eschmeyer, W.N. & Poss, S.G. 1976. Review of the scorpionfish genus Maxillicosta (Pisces : Scorpaenidae), with a description of three new species from the Australian-New Zealand region. Bulletin of Marine Science 26(4): 433-449 figs 1-10 [436]

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

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [42]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Neosebastidae. pp. 489-495 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [491]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [118]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [88]

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [254]

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2005. First records of a scorpionfish, Maxillicosta raoulensis (Scorpaeniformes, Neosebastidae), from the Tasman Sea, with fresh colour notes for the species. Biogeography 7: 85-90 [85]

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]

Platell, M. & Potter, I.C. 1998. Distributions, size compositions and diets of two abundant benthic ambush-feeding teleosts in coastal waters of south-western Australia. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 78(2): 587-608 [587]

Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [483]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2158)

Common Name References

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [126] (Little Scorpionfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Little Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer, W.N. & Poss, S.G. 1976. Review of the scorpionfish genus Maxillicosta (Pisces : Scorpaenidae), with a description of three new species from the Australian-New Zealand region. Bulletin of Marine Science 26(4): 433-449 figs 1-10 [439, fig. 5].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM IB.4409, Southport, QLD.
  Paratype(s) AM E.988 (also paratype of M. scabriceps), 80.5km south of Cape Wiles, SA, 137m; AM I.10404 (also paratype of M. scabriceps), off Flinders Island, SA, 68m; AM IB.4406, Southport, QLD; AM IB.7023, off Port Stephens, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Off Sunshine Coast, QLD (26º39´S) to off Gabo Island, VIC (149º55´E); temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, rock reef, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

1–82 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [872] (in part, QLD to eastern VIC)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [118]

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [255]

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2006. A new species of the scorpionfish Genus Maxillicosta from the southeast coast of Australia, with a redescription of M. whitleyi (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae). Copeia 2006(3): 445-459 [454]

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2005. First records of a scorpionfish, Maxillicosta raoulensis (Scorpaeniformes, Neosebastidae), from the Tasman Sea, with fresh colour notes for the species. Biogeography 7: 85-90 [85]

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. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [484] (as Maxillicosta whitleyi, in part, eastern distribution)

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [484] (Whitleys Scorpionfish)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [118] (Whitley's Scorpionfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whitley's Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Neosebastes Guichenot, A. 1867. Notice sur le néosébaste nouveau genre de poissons de la famille des scorpènoides, et description d'une nouvelle espèce. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 13: 83-89 [83].

  Type species:

   Scorpaena panda Richardson, 1842 (type apparently not Neosebastes scorpaenodes Guichenot - neither of the two originally included species panda and scorpaenodes were designated as type) by subsequent designation, see Bleeker, P 1876. Mémoire sur les espèces insulindiennes de la famille des Scorpénoïdes. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 16: 1-100 pls 1-5 [3].

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

NEOSEBASTIDAE: Neosebastes entaxis Jordan & Starks, 1904 [the name Neosebastes entaxis has been applied mistakenly in Australia to N. johnsoni, N. longirostris and N. occidentalis, see Motomura, 2004] — Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [24] (species restricted to north-west Pacific, Australian records based on misidentifications of Neosebastes occidentalis)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North-west Pacific (Japan to Taiwan)

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

General References

Imamura, H. & Yabe, M. 2001. Larval record of the genus Neosebastes collected from the western Australia (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae). Bulletin of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University 52(1): 51-53 [51]

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [4]

History of changes

• Sebastes bougainvillii Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 4 518 pp. pls 72-99. [349].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP 0000-6663, Indian Ocean.
• Neosebastes pantica McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1918. Some new and little known fishes from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1(1): 39-78 figs 26-31 pls 2-7 [64, pl. 4, fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA F601, Spencer Gulf, SA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [485]
• Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [15]

Generic Combinations

• Neosebastes bougainvilli (Cuvier, 1829). —
  Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [486]

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Kangaroo Island, SA (138º03´E) to Shark Bay, WA (28º53´S); temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

15-147m

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [872]

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [95] (as N. panticus)

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

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [45]

Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [26]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Neosebastidae. pp. 489-495 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [492]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [485] (as N. panticus)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [84] (as N. bourgainvilli)

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [258] (as N. panticus)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [387] (as N. panticus)

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [15]

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. [445] (as N. pantica)

Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [486] (as N. bourgainvilli)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2157, as N. panticus)

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [95] (Gulf Gurnard Scorpionfish)

Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [78] (Gulf Gurnard Perch)

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [258] (Gulf Perch)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Gulf Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Neosebastes incisipinnis Ogilby, J.D. 1910. On some new fishes from the Queensland coast. Endeavour Series No. 1 23: 85-139 [originally intended for publication in Proc. R. Soc. Qld] [104].

  Type data:

   Lectotype AM I.11094, off Double Island Point, 3.5 miles southeast of lighthouse, QLD [25°58'S, 153°12'E].
  Paralectotype(s) AM I.10942, off Double Island Point, 3.5 miles southeast of lighthouse, QLD [25°58'S, 153°12'E]; AM I.10984, off Double Island Point, 3.5 miles southeast of lighthouse, QLD [25°58'S, 153°12'E].

  Subsequent designation references:

  Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [34].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

East of Swains Reef, QLD (21º51´S) to off Tathra, NSW (36º42´S); subtropical.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Province (18), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

36–494 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [873]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [386]

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [32]

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. [444]

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. [2307]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2154)

Common Name References

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [32] (Incised Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Neosebastes johnsoni Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [36, pl. 1F, figs. 2C, 3D, 4B, 6B, 7A, 8C, 9C, 18].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.3645-11, east of Rockingham Bay, QLD, 239-266m [18°01–06'S, 147°06–09'E].
  Paratype(s) AM I.25800-034, north of Townsville, QLD, 220m [18°00'S, 147°02'E]; AM I.25801-011 (4), north of Townsville, QLD, 220m [18°00'S, 147°02'E]; AM I.37355-017, east of Swains reef, QLD, 170m [22°13-24'S, 153°03-05'E]; AM I.37587-013, east of Swains reef, QLD, 138m [22°24-27'S, 153°04-09'E]; AM I.37601-006, east of Swains reef, QLD, 180m [20°00'-21°50'S, 152°57'-153°01'E]; AM I.38089-015, east of Swains reef, QLD, 181m [22°12-55'S, 153°11-21'E]; BPBM 39583, north of Townsville, QLD, 220m [18°00'S, 147°02'E]; CAS 220299, north of Townsville, QLD, 220m [18°00'S, 147°02'E]; CSIRO H.592-12 (2), south of Flinder's Reefs, QLD, 208-212m [17°57'-18°01'S, 146°58'-147°01'E]; CSIRO H.763-02, off Cairns, QLD, 162-170m [17°49-54'S, 146°51-54'E]; CSIRO H.1358-04, east of Dunk Island, QLD, 200m [18°06-08'S, 147°08-11'S]; CSIRO H.3402-04, east of Dunk Island, QLD, 196m [17°53'S, 146°54'E]; CSIRO H.3645-01, east of Rockingham Bay, QLD, 239-266m [18°01-06'S, 147°06-09'E]; CSIRO H.3645-10, east of Rockingham Bay, QLD, 239-266m [18°01-06'S, 147°06-09'E]; CSIRO H.3645-12 (4), east of Rockingham Bay, QLD, 239-266m [18°01-06'S, 147°06-09'E]; CSIRO H.5990-01, northeast of Dunk Island, QLD, 200m [17°17-21'S, 146°40-42'E]; NMV A.4412, 90km east of Dunk Island, QLD, 218-220m [17°56-59'S, 146°58'S-147°00'E]; NMV 4424, 90km east of Dunk Island, QLD, 224-228m [17°58'-18°00'S, 146°59'-147°01'E]; NTM S.11746-021, east of Dunk Island, QLD, 200m [17°57'S, 146°59'E]; NTM S.11747-010, east of Dunk Island, QLD, 224-228m [17°58'S, 146°59'E]; NTM S.11748-009 (3), east of Dunk Island, QLD, 218-220m [17°56'S, 146°58'E]; NTM S.11758-001 (2), east of Dunk Island, QLD, 218-220m [17°57'S, 146°59'E]; QM I.18883, QLD, 201-220m [21°30-41'S, 152°54-56'E]; QM I.18917 (2), QLD, 174-220m [23°53-58'S, 152°37-45'E]; QM I.18967, QLD, 201-220m [21°30-41'S, 152°54-56'E]; QM I.19988, east of Bunker Group, QLD, 270m [23°50'S, 152°36'E]; QM I.20151, 7 miles northwest of Cape Moreton, QLD, 110m [26°55'S, 153°25'E]; QM I.21501, southeast of Swain Reefs, QLD, 220m [22°36'S, 153°17'E]; QM I.33055 (3), east of Point Cartwright, QLD, 70m [26°40'S, 153°30'E]; QM I.33338 (6), east of Mudjimba, QLD, 102m [26°37'S, 153°34'E].

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Neosebastes entaxis Jordan & Starks, 1904 [true N. entaxis does not occur in Australian waters - the name has been mistakenly applied to three Australian species, N. johnsoni, N. longirostris and N. occidentalis, see Motomura, 2004].

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Northeast of Dunk Island (17°18'S) to north of Brisbane (27°S) and western Coral Sea; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, sand bottom marine.

Extra Ecological Information

70–270 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [873]

Common Name References

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [36] (Johnson's Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Neosebastes longirostris Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [41, pl. 1G, figs. 2C, 3E, 4B, 6B, 7A, 8D, 9D, 19].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.5198-03, north of Monte Bello Islands, WA, 250m [19°33–35'S, 115°36–38'E].
  Paratype(s) AM I.22807-033 (5), 175km north of Port Hedland, WA, 200-204m [18°32'E, 118°17'E]; CSIRO H.5198-04 (3), north of Monte Bello Islands, WA, 250m [19°33–35'S, 115°36–38'E]; WAM P.26193-016 (2), north of Monte Bello Islands, WA, 170-172m [19°17'S, 116°16'E]; WAM P.26262-003, northwest of Dampier Land, WA, 204-210m [15°08'S, 121°40'E]; WAM P.28264-005, ~90kn south of Scott Reef, WA, 200m [14°58'S, 121°40'E].

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Neosebastes entaxis Jordan & Starks, 1904 [true N. entaxis does not occur in Australian waters - the name has been mistakenly applied to three Australian species, N. johnsoni, N. longirostris and N. occidentalis, see Motomura, 2004].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

N of the Monte Bello Islands (19°34´E) to off Scott Reef (15°08´E), WA; tropical, west Pacific (Sulawesi, Indonesia).

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, sand bottom marine.

Extra Ecological Information

170–250 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [873]

Motomura, H. & Peristiwady, T. 2012. First equatorial records of Neosebastes entaxis and N. longirostris (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae) from Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biogeography 14: 31-36 [31]

Common Name References

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [41] (Long-snout Gurnard Perch)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Longsnout Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Neosebastes nigropunctatus McCulloch, A.R. 1915. Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part 3. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 3(3): 97-170 figs 1-3 pls 13-37 [157, pl. 30].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM E.2403, south of Kangaroo Island, SA.
  Paratype(s) AM E.2343; AM I.12327.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

South of Kangaroo Island, SA (137º15´E) to the Great Australian Bight, WA (125º00´E) and Cape Naturalist (33º45'S) to off Shark Bay (26º30'S), WA; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southern Province (8)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, rock bottom–marine.

Extra Ecological Information

27–556 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [873]

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

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [42]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Neosebastidae. pp. 489-495 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [493]

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [256]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [386]

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [48]

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. [445]

Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [486]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2156)

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [486] (Blackspotted Gurnard Perch)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [126] (Black-spotted Gurnard Perch)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blackspotted Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Neosebastes occidentalis Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [51, pl. 2B, Figs. 2C, 3H, 4B, 6B, 7A, 8F, 9F, 11B, 22].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.22272-002, 60km northwest of Cape Cuvier, WA [24°10'S, 113°20'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO CA.388-389 (2 lots of 1 specimen each), north of North West Cape, WA, 175-185m [21°24-26'S, 114°16-19'E]; CSIRO CA.1388, north of North West Cape, WA [21°27'S, 114°15'E]; NTM S.14267-006, northwest of Shark Bay, WA, 140-148m [24°41'S, 112°28'E]; WAM P.23903-001 (2), 11km west of North West Cape, WA, 137m [21°47'S, 114°10'E]; WAM P.26182-007 (4), north of North West Cape, WA, 175m [21°25'S, 114°18'E]; WAM P.31122-002 (3), ~15km southwest of Point Cloates [23°11'S, 113°29'E]; WAM 22272-001, 60km northwest of Cape Cuvier, WA, [24°10'S, 113°20'E]; WAM 22391-001 (3), 60km northwest of Cape Cuvier, WA [24°10'S, 113°20'E].

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Neosebastes entaxis Jordan & Starks, 1904 [true N. entaxis does not occur in Australian waters - the name has been mistakenly applied to three Australian species, N. johnsoni, N. longirostris and N. occidentalis, see Motomura, 2004]. —
  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.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North-west of Shark Bay (24°37'S) to off Lynher Bank, North West Shelf (121°40'E), WA; subtropical.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, sand bottom marine.

Extra Ecological Information

100–250 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [874]

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. [111] (as Neosebastes entaxis)

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. [444] (as Neosebastes entaxis)

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. [98] (as Neosebastes entaxis)

Common Name References

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [51] (Orangebanded Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Scorpaena panda Richardson, J. 1842. Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ns 9(57): 207-218 [216] [derivation apparently from the Latin adjective pandus = arched].

  Type data:

   Neotype WAM P.22132-001 (Original locality was Houtman Abrolhos Island. Species on which the original drawing was based cannot be found), Cockburn Sound, WA, 18m [32°11'S, 115°43'E].

  Subsequent designation references:

  Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [58].

Generic Combinations

• Neosebastes pandus (Richardson, 1842). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [386]

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Port Phillip Bay, VIC to Houtman Abrolhos, WA (28º35'S); temperate, most records from VIC apparent misidentifications.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

15–593 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [874]

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [96]

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

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [42]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Neosebastidae. pp. 489-495 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [494]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [84]

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [257]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [386]

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [55]

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. [445]

Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [487]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2153)

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [96] (Gurnard Scorpionfish)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [126] (Gurnard Perch)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [84] (Bighead Gurnard Perch)

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [257] (Rough Gurnard Perch)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bighead Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Neosebastes scorpaenoides Guichenot, A. 1867. Notice sur le néosébaste nouveau genre de poissons de la famille des scorpènoides, et description d'une nouvelle espèce. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 13: 83-89 [83].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP 0000-4244, Melbourne, VIC.
• Scorpaena ambigua Klunzinger, C.B. 1872. Zur Fische-fauna von Süd Australien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 38(1): 17-47 pl. 2 [27].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) SMNS 1560 (2), Hobson's Bay, VIC.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [386]
• Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [60]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Coogee, NSW (33º56'S) to Great Australian Bight, SA (130º12'E)

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southern Province (8)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, rock bottom–marine, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

1-181m

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [874]

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [42]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Neosebastidae. pp. 489-495 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [495]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [120]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [84]

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [259]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [386]

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [60]

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. [445]

Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [488]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2152)

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [489] (Cobbler Perch, Smooth Gurnard Perch, Spotted Gurnard Perch)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [126] (Common Gurnard Perch)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [120] (Ruddy Gurnard Perch)

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [259] (Red-spotted Gurnard Perch)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Common Gurnard Perch)

History of changes

• Sebastes thetidis Waite, E.R. 1899. Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. Thetis off the coast of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4: 1-132 figs 1-10 pls 1-31 [100, pl. 20].

  Type data:

   Lectotype AM I.3888, Between Port Jackson and Port Kembla, NSW, 55-78 fathoms.
  Paralectotype(s) AM I.3885–3887.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [68].

Generic Combinations

• Neosebastes thetidis (Waite, 1899). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [386]
  Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 (accepted changed combination)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

East of Newcastle, NSW (33º09´S) to Rottnest Island, WA (32º00´S); temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Tasman Basin Province (13), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

43–290 m.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Neosebastidae. pp. 871-875 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. [874]

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

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [42]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Neosebastidae. pp. 489-495 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [495]

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [260]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [386]

Motomura, H. 2004. Revision of the scorpionfish genus Neosebastes (Scorpaeniformes: Neosebastidae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 37: 1-76 [65]

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. [445]

Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [490]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2155)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [193]

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [490] (Rough Gurnard Perch)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [126] (Thetis Fish)

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

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [193] (Coral Perch, Ocean Perch)

History of changes