Species Pterygotrigla macrorhynchus Kamohara, 1936

Museums

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• Pterygotrigla macrorhynchus Kamohara, T. 1936. On a new fish of the Triglidae from Kochi. Zoological Magazine, Tokyo 48(8-10): 481-483 [481, fig.].

  Type data:

   Holotype (lost), off Kochi Prefecture, Japan
  Comment: Neotype designated subsequently by Kamohara, 1961, BSKU 7214 from Mimase, Japan, but not in a revisionary work and designation does not meet criteria set out by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and is considered invalid.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Parapterygotrigla sp. 2. —
  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.
• Parapterygotrigla sp. C [of P. Last] [CAAB - http://www.marine.csiro.au/caabsearch/caab_search.caab_report?spcode=37288039].

 

Introduction

We follow Richards & Yato (2014) in using this name. Some Australian workers consider that, as recognised, two species may be involved.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

SW of Rowley Shoals, WA and NW of Townsville, records from the NT need confirmation; tropical, Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Transition (19), Northwest Transition (3)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

300-500 m

 

General References

Kamohara, T. 1961. Notes on the type specimens of fishes in my laboratory. Report of the USA Marine Biological Station 8(2): 1-9 pls 1-7 [6, pl. 4, fig. 1]

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]

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. [2376]

Richardson, W.J. & Yato, T. 2014. Revision of the subgenus Parapterygotrigla (Pisces, Triglidae, Pterygotrigla). Zootaxa 3768(1): 23-42 [29]

 

Common Name References

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. [2376] (Longnose 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)