Species Poecilopsetta colorata Günther, 1880

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• Poecilopsetta colorata Günther, A. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S Challenger, in the years 1872–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 1-82 pls 1-32 [48, pl. 22 (fig.B)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1879.5.14.97, Kai Islands, Indonesia, 129 fathoms.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Shark Bay, WA (25°20'S, 112°09'E), to Arafura Sea north of Cobourg Peninsula, NT (9°18'S, 133°25'E); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

228-800m

 

General References

Evseenko, S.A. 2004. Family Pleuronectidae Cuvier 1816 — righteye flounders. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 37: 1-37 [16]

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [277]

Hensley, D.A. 2001. Pleuronectidae. pp. 3863-3877 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3872]

Hoese, D. F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Pleuronectidae. pp. 1831-1837 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. [1835]

Hoshino, K., Amaoka, K. & Last, P. 2000. Description of transformation larvae and a juvenile of the dextral flounder, Poecilopsetta praelonga (Pleuronectidae, Poecilopsettinae) from northwestern waters of Australia. Ichthyological Research 47(3): 263-270 figs 1-5 [268]

Hoshino, K., Amaoka, K. & Last, P. 2001. A new dextral flounder, Poecilopsetta macrocephala (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes: Poecilopsettidae) from northern Australia. Species Diversity 6: 73-81 [80]

Sakamoto, K. 1984. Interrelationships of the Family Pleuronectidae (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University 31(1,2): 95-215 figs 1-51 [210]

 

Common Name References

Hensley, D.A. 2001. Pleuronectidae. pp. 3863-3877 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3872] (FAO) (Coloured Righteye Flounder)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Coloured Righteye Flounder)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
08-Jul-2015	PLEURONECTOIDEI	23-Jun-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED