Species Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)

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• Scorpaena mcadamsi Fowler, H.W. 1938. Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross, chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 85(3032): 31-135 figs 6-61 [60, fig. 24].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 98904, Albatross Station D.5174, Jolo Light, vicinity of Jolo, Philippines, 20 fathoms [6°03´45"N, 120°57´E].
  Paratype(s) USNM 99013; USNM 133068.

 

Generic Combinations

• Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938). —
  Eschmeyer, W.N. 1986. Family No. 149: Scorpaenidae. pp. 463-478 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [469]

 

Introduction

Until recently Parascorpaena moultoni was considered a junior synonym and some previous records are based on that species (Motomora et al. 2011).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cartier Reef and Ashmore Reef, Timor Ses and Boot Reef and Diamond Islets, Coral Sea to Escape Reef, QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef.

Extra Ecological Information

0-40m, more common on outer reefs and in Coral Sea

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [74]

Allen, G.R. Cross, N.J., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Scorpaeninae. pp. 881-892 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [882] (in part, considered Parascorpaena moultoni as a junior synonym)

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]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27]

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 [63]

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] (in part, considered Parascorpaena moultoni as a junior synonym)

 

Common Name References

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] (Ocellated Scorpionfish)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [503] (Ocellated Scorpionfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Ocellate Scorpionfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-May-2015	SCORPAENIFORMES	06-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED