CAAB: 37460079
Species Parabothus taiwanensis Amaoka & Shen, 1993
Taiwanese Flounder
- Parabothus taiwanensis Amaoka, K. & Shen, S.-C. 1993. A new bothid flatfish Parabothus taiwanensis collected from Taiwan (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae). Bulletin of Marine Science 53(3): 1042-1047 [1041, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype HUMZ 114127 (male), off Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Paratype(s) HUMZ 114128 (male), off Kaohsiung, Taiwan; NTUM 05591 (male), Kaohsiung, Taiwan; NTUM 05599, off Ta-chi, northeastern coast of Taiwan; NTUM 05592 (male), off Ta-chi, northeastern coast of Taiwan.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Based on specimens in CSIRO from off Dampier Archipelago (19°31'S, 116°02'E), WA, possibly more widespread on the Northwest Shelf, WA; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
130–136 m.
General References
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 [161]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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 |