Species Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014
- Pterois paucispinula Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. 2014. Pterois paucispinula, a new species of lionfish (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Ichthyological Research (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10228-014-0451-6).
Type data:
Holotype BSKU 61062, Kashiwa-jima Island, Kochi Prefecture, Japan.
Paratype(s) BSKU 61061; BSKU 72569; BSKU 86402; BSKU 86404; BSKU 100149; FAKU 26425; CMNH–ZF 15450; FAKU 98973; FAKU 98976; FAKU 99044; FAKU 99087; KAUM I. 6582; KAUM I. 6588; KAUM I.22824; KAUM I.48423; KPM NI 26919 (formerly IOP-1103); KPM NI 26930 (formerly IOP-3210); NSMT P 54352; NSMT P 110789 (formerly KSHS 22471 and KSHS 22473); URM P 4264-4269 6 specimens; URM P 41467; KAUM I. 39268; USNM 99920; USNM 265918; AM I. 37179-002; AM I. 39038-030; USNM 382904; MNHP 1995-737; UMUT 46873.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787). —
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [79] (misidentification, photo is from Bali and not the Great Barrier Reef) - Pterois mombasae (Smith, 1957) [misidentification]. —
Allen, G.R., N J. Cross, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese. 2006. Scorpaenidae. p. 876 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.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest Shelf, WA (19º57´S), off Cartier Island, Timor Sea (12º27´S), to NW of Melville Is, Timor Sea, NT (10º07´49"S, 129º19´55"E); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
24-95m
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [76] (as Pterois mombasae)
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [221] (as Pterois mombasae)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [48] (as Pterois mombasae)
Allen, G.R. Cross, N.J., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Pteroinae. pp. 877-880 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. [879] (as Pterois mombasae)
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [378] (as Pterois mombasae)
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. [112] (as Pterois mombasae)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27] (as Pterois mombasae)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [90] (as Pterois mombasae)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [446] (as Pterois mombasae)
Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 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. [2330] (as Pterois mombasae)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 24-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 04-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED |