Species Nematops macrochirus Norman, 1931
Longfin Righteye Flounder
- Nematops macrochirus Norman, J.R. 1931. Two new flatfishes from the Indo-Australian Archipelago, with a synopsis of the species of the genera Poecilopsetta and Nematops. Treubia 13(3–4): 421-427 figs 1-2 [421, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1931.7.23.1, Bali Strait, Indonesia, 200m [8°29'S, 114°40'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest Shelf, WA (117°10'E to 118°12'E), and off Capricorn Group, QLD (23°07'S, 153°19'E) to off Port Kembla, NSW (34°27'S, 151°19'E); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
218–600 m.
General References
Amaoka, K. & Hensley, D.A. 2001. Paralichthyidae. pp. 3842-3862 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3871]
Evseenko, S.A. 2004. Family Pleuronectidae Cuvier 1816 — righteye flounders. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 37: 1-37 [16]
Guibord, A.-C. & Chapleau, F. 2002. Poecilopsetta megalepis Fowler, 1934, un synonyme junior de Poecilopsetta plinthus (Jordan & Starks, 1904) (Pleuronectiformes: Poecilopsettidae). Cybium 26(2): 135-139 [136]
Guibord, A.-C. & Chapleau, F. 2004. Nematops chui Fowler 1934: a junior synonym of Nematops macrochirus Norman, 1931 (Poecilopsettidae, Pleuronectiformes). Cybium 28(3): 262-264 [262]
Hoese, D. F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Pleuronectidae. pp. 1831-1837 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. [1834]
Sakamoto, K. 1984. Interrelationships of the Family Pleuronectidae (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University 31(1,2): 95-215 figs 1-51 [210]
Sakamoto, K. 1993. A record of Nematops macrochirus (Pleuronectidae) from Australia, with comments on its sexual dimorphism. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 40(1): 99-102 figs 1-2 [99]
Common Name References
Hensley, D.A. 2001. Pleuronectidae. pp. 3863-3877 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3873] (FAO) (Longfin Righteye Flounder)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Longfin Righteye Flounder)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 22-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |