Species Platycephalus aurimaculatus Knapp, 1987
Toothy Flathead, Mongrel Tiger Flathead, Tiger Flathead, Toothy Flathead, Yellow-finned Flathead, Yellowfinned Flathead
- Platycephalus (Neoplatycephalus) aurimaculatus Knapp, L.W. 1987. New Australian fishes. Part 13. Two new species of Platycephalidae. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 48(1): 53-55 [53].
Type data:
Holotype NMV A1404, east of King Island, Bass Strait, TAS, 49m [39°56.41´S, 144°48.054´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.26328-001 (ex NMV A1389); NMV A3733 (2); USNM 280181; NMV A1389 (1, now 0).
Generic Combinations
- Neoplatycephalus aurimaculatus (Knapp, 1987) [Neoplatycephalus recognised as a valid genus (see Imamura 1996:198)]. —
Knapp, L.W. 1991. Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 104(1): 23-29 [29, table 1]
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [102]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Disaster Bay, NSW (37º18'S) to Capel, WA (33º25'S) including Tasmania; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [28] (as Neoplatycephalus aurimaculatus)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
10-160m
General References
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Platycephalidae. pp. 515-521 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [518]
Imamura, H. 1996. Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity 1(2): 123-233 [199]
Keenan, C.P. 1991. Phylogeny of Australian species of flatheads (Teleostei, Platycephalidae) as determined by allozyme electrophoresis. Journal of Fish Biology 39(Supplement A): 237-249 [238] (also as Neoplatycephalus aurimaculatus)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [102] (as Neoplatycephalus aurimaculatus)
Kuiter, R.H. 1994. Family Platycephalidae. pp. 514-523 figs 458-465 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [516]
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [334] (as Platycephalus sp.)
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [273] (as Neoplatycephalus sp. 1)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Platycephalidae. pp. 933-948 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. [940]
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [517] (Mongrel Tiger Flathead, Yellowfinned Flathead)
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 [177] (Toothy Flathead)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [102] (Toothy Flathead)
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [273] (Yellow-finned Flathead)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Toothy Flathead)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [119] (Tiger Flathead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 22-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |