Species Platycephalus australis Imamura, 2015
Australian Bartail Flathead, Bar-tailed Flathead, Bartail Flathead, Bartailed Flathead, Indian Flathead
- Platycephalus australis 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 [199, Figs 34-35, 36A, 37].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.29859-001, Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia [22º28'S, 114º13'E].
Paratype(s) HUMZ 215745 ex AM I.34397-075, South Arm Channel, Port Clinton, Queensland, 10 m [23º24.13'S, 150º44.75'E]; CSIRO 3916-001, west of Weipa, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, 22 m [12º32'S, 141º28'E - 12º31'S, 141º28'E)]; CSIRO H6714-01, southeast of Bowling Green Bay, QLD, 15 m [19º28'S, 147º32'E - 19º27'S, 147º32'E]; NTM S.10414-004 2 specimens, Ludmilla Creek, Darwin, NT, 0-0.5 m [12º25'S, 130º51'E]; NTM S.10738-013 2 specimens, Buchanan Island, Bathurst Island, NT [11º49'S, 130º39'E]; NTM S.17108-012, Haycock Beach, Darwin Harbour, NT [12º34.99'S, 130º57.67'E]; AM I.21831-028, Arafura Sea, 36-40 m [10º53'S, 132º02'E]; AM I.34397-046, South Arm Channel, Port Clinton, Queensland, 10 m [23º24.13'S, 150º44.75'E]; AM I.34397-075, South Arm Channel, Port Clinton, Queensland, 10 m [23º24.13'S, 150º44.75'E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) [misidentification of all records prior to 2015]. —
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. [942]
Introduction
Previously misidentified as P. indicus, a species restricted to the Indian Ocean and Indonesia (Imamura 2015).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth Gulf, WA (22º28´S) to south of Moreton Bay, QLD (27º25´S); tropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Blaber, S.J.M., Brewer, D.T., Salini, J.P., Kerr, J.D. & Conacher, C. 1992. Species composition and biomasses of fishes in tropical seagrasses at Groote Eylandt, northern Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 35: 605-620 [609] (as Platycephalus indicus)
- Blaber, S.J.M., Brewer D.T.and Salini J.P. 1989. Species composition and biomasses of fishes in different habitats of a tropical northern Australian estuary: their occurrence in the adjoining sea and estuarine dependence. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 29: 509-531 [518] (as Platycephalus indicus)
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [28] (as Platycephalus indicus)
- Hutchins, J.B. 2003. Checklist of marine fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. pp. 453-478 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., & Jones, D.S. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [465] (as Platycephalus indicus)
- 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] (as Platycephalus indicus)
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [353] (as Platycephalus indicus)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, inshore, mud bottom–marine, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
0-36m
General References
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [192] (as Platycephalus indicus)
Imamura, H. 1996. Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity 1(2): 123-233 [199] (as Platycephalus indicus)
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Designation of a lectotype for the platycephalid fish Inegocia harrisii (McCulloch). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 620 [729] (as Platycephalus indicus)
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] (as Platycephalus indicus)
Knapp, L.W. 1999. Family Platycepalidae. pp. 2385-2421 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. [2409] (as Platycephalus indicus in part)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [399] (as Platycephalus indicus)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [469] (as Platycephalus indicus)
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. [942] (as Platycephalus indicus)
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. [505] (as Platycephalus indicus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [57] (2226, as Platycephalus indicus)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [110] (as Platycephalus indicus)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [466] (as Platycephalus indicus) (Bar-tailed Flathead)
Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [54] (Australian Marketing Name, as Platycephalus indicus) (Bartailed 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 [199] (Australian Bartail Flathead)
Knapp, L.W. 1999. Family Platycepalidae. pp. 2385-2421 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. [2409] (FAO, as Platycephalus indicus) (Bartail Flathead)
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. [505] (as Platycephalus indicus) (Indian Flathead)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (as Platycephalus indicus) (Bartail Flathead)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [110] (as Platycephalus indicus) (Bartail 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 |