Species Parabothus coarctatus (Gilbert, 1905)
Smallscale Flounder, Greenspotted Flounder
- Platophrys coarctatus Gilbert, C.H. 1905. The deep-sea fishes. In, Jordan, D.S. & Evermann, B.W. The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 23(2): 575-713 figs 230-276 pls 66-101 [686, fig. 269].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 51602, Pailolo Channel, between Molokai Island and Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands, 138-140 fathoms.
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 8616 (3); USNM 51694 (4).
Generic Combinations
- Parabothus coarctatus (Gilbert, 1905). —
Norman, J.R. 1931. Notes on flatfishes (Heterosomata). III. Collections from China, Japan and the Hawaiian Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 8(48): 597-604 [601]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Dampier Archipelago (116°36'E) to off Port Hedland (118°03'E), WA, and east of Bundaberg, QLD (24°25'S, 155°17'E); tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Kenn Transition (16), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, mud bottom–marine, sand bottom marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
182–580 m.
General References
Amaoka, K. 1969. Studies on the sinestral flounders found in the waters around Japan. Taxonomy, anatomy, and physiology. Journal of the Shimonoseki College of Fisheries 18: 65-340 [121]
Amaoka, K., Mihara, E. & Rivaton, J. 1997. Pisces, Pleuronectiformes: flatfishes from the waters around New Caledonia. Six species of the bothid genera Tosarhombus and Parabothus. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 174: 143-171 [166]
Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 2001. Bothidae. pp. 3799-3841 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. [3837]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 18-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |