Species Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage, 1882)
Large-headed Scorpionfish
- Sebastes macrocephalus Sauvage, H.-E. 1882. Description de quelques poissons de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 7th 6: 168-176 [169].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A-4165 (unique), Hawaiian Islands.
Generic Combinations
- Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage, 1882). —
Eschmeyer, W.N. & Randall, J.E. 1975. The scorpaenid fishes of the Hawaiian Islands, including new species and new records (Pisces : Scorpaenidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 40(11): 265-334 figs 1-25 [294]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
W of Beagle Bay, WA (17º03'S) to the Evans Shoal Area, Timor Sea (129º30'E), also Christmas Island, Indian Ocean; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
General References
Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 [193]
Common Name References
FishBase 2013. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Large-headed Scorpionfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2016 | Scorpaeninae | 23-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 05-Apr-2015 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |