Species Psychrolutes occidentalis Fricke, 1990
Western Blobfish, Western Australian Sculpin
- Psychrolutes (Cottunculoides) occidentalis Fricke, R. 1990. A new species of psychrolutid fish from Western Australia. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 36(4): 404-409 [404, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25395-014, about 35 km east of Rowley Shoals, Western Australia [17°17´S, 119°57´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.22809-006; WAM P.28074-001; AM I.22814-003 (3); WAM P.28133-001.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Psychrolutes sp. —
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [81] (Arafura Sea)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Shark Bay (2539'S, 11209'E) to north-east of Rowley Shoals (16º01´S, 120°33`E), WA, and northwest of Lynedoch Shoal, NT; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
305–704 m.
General References
Nelson, J.S. 1999. Family Psychrolutidae. pp. 2427-2428 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. [2428]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Psychrolutidae. pp. 953-954 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. [954]
Common Name References
Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase, Australia) (Western Australian Sculpin)
Fricke, R. 1990. A new species of psychrolutid fish from Western Australia. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 36(4): 404-409 [404] (Western Australian Sculpin)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Western Blobfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 21-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |