Species Porichthys notatus Girard, 1854
Plainfin Frogfish, Plainfin Midshipman
- Porichthys notatus Girard, C.F. 1854. Enumeration of the species of marine fishes, collected at San Francisco, California, by Dr. C. B. R. Kennerly, naturalist attached to the survey of the Pacific railroad route, under Lieut. A. W. Whipple. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 7: 141-142 [141].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 520, San Francisco, California, USA.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
A single trawled specimen from Port Stevens, NSW (32°42'S, 152°12'E) in AM collection; temperate.
Introduced from west coast of North America.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore.
General References
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Batrachoididae. pp. 629-632 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. [632]
Greenfield, D.W., Winterbottom, R. & Collette, B.B. 2008. Review of the toadfish genera (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 59(15): 665-710 [Date published 31 Dec.] [674]
Common Name References
Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase, FAO) (Plainfin Midshipman)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Plainfin Frogfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2015 | BATRACHOIDIFORMES | 21-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |