Species Parapterois heterurus (Bleeker, 1856)
Blackfoot Firefish, Gurnard Lionfish
Compiler and date details
21 February 2015 - Dianne J. Bray & Douglass F. Hoese
6 June 2012 - Dianne J. Bray
- Pterois heterurus Bleeker, P. 1856. Beschrijvingen van nieuwe en weinig bekende vischsoorten van Amboina, verzameld op eene reis door den Molukschen Archipel, gedaan in het gevolg van den Gouverneur-Generaal Duymaer van Twist in September en October 1855. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neerlandicae 1: 1-76 [33] [derivation is apparently from the Greek heteros = different and oura = tail and used as a noun in apposition by Bleeker].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 5872, Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
- Parapterois heterurus (Bleeker, 1856). —
Bleeker, P. 1876. Genera familiae Scorpaenoideorum conspectus analyticus. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 2 9: 294-300 [296] (changed combination as type of genus)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Houtman Abrolhos Islands (28°48'S) to off Ashmore Reef (12°27'S), WA (based on NTM specimens) and North of Bathurst Is., NT; tropical, Indo-West Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [81]
- Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. 2022. Revision of the genus Parapterois (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) and resurrection of Parapterois nigripinnis (Gilchrist 1904). Ichthyological Research 1-32 [Date published online 3 Dec 2021]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
95-119m.
General References
Motomura, H. 2004. Morphological comparison of a poorly known scorpionfish, Parapterois macrura, with a related species, P. heterura (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae). Zoological Studies 43(1): 1-7
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. [2326]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [219] (Gurnard Lionfish)
Fishbase 2012. Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org. (Blackfoot Firefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2022 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 27-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 06-Jun-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |