Species Parascolopsis rufomaculata Russell, 1986

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• Parascolopsis rufomaculatus Russell, B.C. 1986. Two new species of Parascolopsis (Pisces: Nemipteridae) from north-western Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The Beagle. Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 3(1): 137-142 [137] [maculatus is an adjective and Parascolopsis feminine, and spelling should be rufomaculata].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.28105–001, North West Shelf, Western Australia [18°10'S, 118°16'E].
  Paratype(s) NTM S.11211–001; WAM P.25394–010; WAM P.26207–003; WAM P.28106.001.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Parascolopsis sp. 1. —
  Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [208]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Shark Bay, WA (25°08'S) to northwest of Marchinbar Island, NT (135°17'E); tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Usually 200–350 m.

 

General References

Russell, B.C. 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Nemipterid fishes of the World (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams, Monocle breams, Dwarf monocle breams, and Coral breams — Family Nemipteridae). Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 12. Rome : FAO 149 pp. VIII pls. [73]

Russell, B.C. 2001. Nemipteridae. pp. 3051-3089 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3082]

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [208] (as P. sp. 1)

 

Common Name References

Russell, B.C. 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Nemipterid fishes of the World (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams, Monocle breams, Dwarf monocle breams, and Coral breams — Family Nemipteridae). Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 12. Rome : FAO 149 pp. VIII pls. [73] (FAO) (Red-spot Dwarf Monocle Bream)

Russell, B.C. 2001. Nemipteridae. pp. 3051-3089 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3082] (FAO) (Redspot Dwarf Monocle Bream)

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [208] (Yellow-banded Dwarf Monocle-bream)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellowband Monocle Bream)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
19-Dec-2012		19-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED