Species Pseudorhombus megalops Fowler, 1934
Bigeye Flounder
- Pseudorhombus megalops Fowler, H.W. 1934. Descriptions of new fishes obtained in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 85: 233-367 figs 1-115 [329, fig. 83].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 93082, between Samar & Mastabe, Philippine Islands, 135 fathoms [12°12'35"N, 124°02'48"E].
Paratype(s) USNM 93550 (2).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Northwest Cape, WA (21°26'S, 114°16'E) to Arafura Sea, NT (9°29'S, 132°E), also east of Hibernia Reef (11°49'S, 124°17'E; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
66-270m
General References
Amaoka, K. & Hensley, D.A. 2001. Paralichthyidae. pp. 3842-3862 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. [3855]
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. [273] (as Pseudorhombus sp. 1)
Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 1989. A redescription of Pseudorhombus megalops, with comments on Cephalopsetta ventrocellata (Osteichthys: Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102(3): 577-585 figs 1-5 [577]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Paralichthyidae. pp. 1826-1830 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. [46]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [46]
Common Name References
Amaoka, K. & Hensley, D.A. 2001. Paralichthyidae. pp. 3842-3862 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. [3855] (FAO) (Bigeye Flounder)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bigeye Flounder)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 22-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |