Species Platycephalus angustus Steindachner, 1866
Steindachner’s Flathead
- Platycephalus angustus Steindachner, F. 1866. Fortsetzung der ichthyologischen Notizen. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien 3: 19-20 [20] (Described in more detail in Steindachner, F. 1866. Ichthyologische Notizen (III). Über einige neue Fischarten aus Südamerika. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 53(1): 208-214, Pls. 1-2. [213 [p. 6 of separate], pl. 1 (fig. 4)]).
Type data:
Neotype NTM S.11362-026, northeast of Darbilla Creek, Millingimbi, Northern Territory, Australia, 0-2 m depth [12°09'S, 134°56'E].Subsequent designation references:
Imamura, H. 2013. Redescription of Platycephalus angustus Steindachner 1866 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae), a valid flathead in northern Australia and New Guinea. Ichthyological Research Online DOI 10.1007/s10228-012-0319-6.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Wyndham, WA (15°24'S, 128°10'E) to Townsville, QLD (19°11'S); tropical, West Pacific (West Papua).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Imamura, H. 2015. Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3904(2): 151–207 [198]
- 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 [91]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary.
General References
Imamura, H. 2013. Redescription of Platycephalus angustus Steindachner 1866 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae), a valid flathead in northern Australia and New Guinea. Ichthyological Research Online DOI 10.1007/s10228-012-0319-6.
Imamura, H. 2015. Taxonomic revision of the flathead fish genus Platycephalus Bloch, 1785 (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) from Australia, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3904(2): 151–207 [197]
Steindachner, F. 1866. New fishes from South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 17(101): 311-312 [312] (species description in English)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 12-Mar-2013 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |