Genus Ratabulus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
- Ratabulus Jordan, D.S. & Hubbs, C.L. 1925. Record of fishes obtained by David Starr Jordan in Japan, 1922. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 10(2): 93-346 pls 5-12 [286].
Type species:
Thysanophrys megacephalus Tanaka, 1917 by original designation.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Rutabulus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 [Imamura & Gomon 2010 selected Ratabulus as correct spelling as first reviser, making name unavailable]. —
Jordan, D.S. & Hubbs, C.L. 1925. Record of fishes obtained by David Starr Jordan in Japan, 1922. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 10(2): 93-346 pls 5-12 [93] (variant spelling listed in original description)
Introduction
Previously considered to contain a single species (R. diversidens), Imamura & Gomon (2010) recognise four species of Ratabulus, three of which are recorded in Australia (R. diversidens, R. fulviguttatus and R. ventralis).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Pacific; Japan, China, (Eastern China Sea)
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
General References
Imamura, H. 1996. Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity 1(2): 123-233 [201]
Imamura, H. & Gomon, M.F. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the genus Ratabulus (Teleostei: Platycephalidae), with descriptions of two new species from Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 67: 19-33 [20]
Knapp, L.W. 1999. Family Platycepalidae. pp. 2385-2421 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. [2388]
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Platycephalidae. pp. 933-948 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. [944]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 22-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |