Species Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock, 1896)
Round Scorpionfish
Compiler and date details
16 September 2022 - Douglass F. Hoese
27 July 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Scorpaena erostris Alcock, A.W. 1896. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer Investigator, Series 2(2). A supplemental list of the marine fishes of India with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 65(2,3): 301-338 [302].
Type data:
Lectotype ZSI F.12977, southern Sri Lanka [06°06'30" N, 81°23'00"E].
Paralectotype(s) ZSI F.12978.Subsequent designation references:
Motomura, H., Causse, R., Béarez, P. & Mishra, S.S. 2015. Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896), a senior synonym of Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler 1938, N. rotunda Chen 1981, and N. bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002. Zootaxa 4021(4): 529–540 [530]. - Neomerinthe rotunda Chen, L.C. 1981. Scorpaenid fishes of Taiwan. Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum 34(1/2): 1-60 figs 1-51 [53, figs 22, 47].
Type data:
Holotype CAS 42139, Off Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Paratype(s) CAS 42140, Off Kaohsiung, Taiwan; CAS 42155, Strait of Taiwan, 60m.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Motomura, H., Causse, R., Béarez, P. & Mishra, S.S. 2015. Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896), a senior synonym of Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler 1938, N. rotunda Chen 1981, and N. bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002. Zootaxa 4021(4): 529–540
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Based on specimens at NMV and CSIRO from N of Dampier Archipelago and off Ashmore Reef (12°27'S) WA and E of Rockingham Bay, QLD; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
95-295 m.
General References
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [377]
Motomura, H., Béarez, P. & Causse, R. 2011. Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium 33(1): 55-73 [60, 61]
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. [2323]
Common Name References
Motomura, H., Causse, R., Béarez, P. & Mishra, S.S. 2015. Redescription of the Indo-West Pacific scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Neomerinthe erostris (Alcock 1896), a senior synonym of Scorpaena gibbifrons Fowler 1938, N. rotunda Chen 1981, and N. bathyperimensis Zajonz & Klausewitz 2002. Zootaxa 4021(4): 529–540 [530] (Round Scorpionfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2022 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 16-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 28-Jul-2011 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |