Species Pterygotrigla hoplites (Fowler, 1938)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Dixiphichthys hoplites Fowler, H.W. 1938. Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross, chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 85(3032): 31-135 figs 6-61 [120, fig. 57].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 98874, off Port Tagolo Light, northern Mindanao, Philippines [8°46'00"N, 123°32'30"E].
  Paratype(s) USNM 98982.

 

Generic Combinations

• Pterygotrigla hoplites (Fowler, 1938). —
  Richards, W.J. 1999. Family Triglidae. pp. 2359-2382 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. [2374]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Parapterygotrigla sp. D [of P. Last] [CSIRO CAAB ww.marine.csiro.au/caabsearch/caab_search.caab_report?spcode=37288053 30 March 2015].

 

Introduction

Use of the name follows Richards & Yato (2014). Some workers believe further work is needed to determine the identity of the species.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Rowley Shoals (17º52’S, 118º27’E,) to off Cape Leveque (14º07"S, 122º06'E), WA and Arafura Sea, NT (09º45'S, 130º14'E); tropical, west Pacific (Philippines)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

265–512 m

 

General References

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [28]

Last, P.R. & Richards, W.J. 2012. Two new gurnards of the genus Pterygotrigla (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) from Australian seas. Zootaxa 3195: 39–50 [39]

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J., Gomon, M.F. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Triglidae. pp. 921-930 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. [928]

Richardson, W.J. & Yato, T. 2014. Revision of the subgenus Parapterygotrigla (Pisces, Triglidae, Pterygotrigla). Zootaxa 3768(1): 23-42 [24]

 

Common Name References

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J., Gomon, M.F. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Triglidae. pp. 921-930 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. [928] (Swordspine Gurnard)

Richardson, W.J. & Yato, T. 2014. Revision of the subgenus Parapterygotrigla (Pisces, Triglidae, Pterygotrigla). Zootaxa 3768(1): 23-42 [24] (Swordnose Gurnard)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	SCORPAENIFORMES	30-Mar-2015	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)