Introduction

The Sebastidae as recognised here follows Ishida (1994), who combined two subfamilies (Sebastinae and Sebastolobinae) typically included in the Scorpaenidae. Nelson (2006) included the group as a subfamily of the Scorpaenidae. The family, as recognised here, comprises more than 130 species in seven genera (Eschmeyer & Fong 2012). Currently, three genera and five species are known from Australia. Some species occur in commercial catches as Ocean Perch (Yearsley et al. 1999).

The Sebastidae are represented in all oceans, with most species found on the continental shelf and slope, often on rocky substrates. Most species belong to Sebastes, which is confined to the North Pacific. Motomura et al. (2007) described a new species from Australia, and Johnson & Motomura (2008) treated southern Australian species. Maximum length reached is over 1 m, although Australian species reach a maximum of about 50 cm.

General References

Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fong, J.D. 2012. Species of Fishes by family/subfamily. Catalog of Fishes. Online version updated 15 March 2012. http://research.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/SpeciesByFamily.asp

Ishida, M. 1994. Phylogeny of the suborder Scorpaenoidei (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Bulletin of Nansei National Fisheries Research Institute 27: 1-112

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Sebastidae. pp. 496-498 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. 2007. Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Trachyscorpia (Sebastidae: Sebastolobinae) from the southern Indo-West Pacific, with comments on the distribution of T. eschmeyeri. Zootaxa 1466: 19-34

Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [194]

History of changes

• Helicolenus Goode, G.B. & Bean, T.H. 1896. Oceanic ichthyology. Special Bulletin. United States National Museum 2: 1-553 pls 1-123 [dated 1895] [248].

  Type species:

   Scorpaena dactylopterus Delaroche, 1809 by original designation.

Introduction

Both species of Helicolenus were described originally from New Zealand. Recent work (Smith et al. 2009, Paul & Horn 2009) in New Zealand suggested that only a single species is known from New Zealand (Helicolenus percoides), which would make H. barathi a junior synonym, and leave the Australian species undescribed. In the interests of stability, tentatively we retain both names for Australian species pending further studies of the genus.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Circumglobal.

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Sebastidae. pp. 866-868 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. [866]

Barsukov, V.V. 1973. The species composition of the genus Helicolenus (Sebastinae, Scorpaenidae, Pisces) and a description of a new species. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 13(2): 195-201 [[In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 13 (no. 2):161-167.]]

Barsukov, V.V. 1981. A brief review of the subfamily Sebastinae. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 21 1(1-27) [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 1):1-26]

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [481]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Sebastidae. pp. 496-498 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [496]

Kai, Y., Nakayama, K. & Nakabo, T. 2003. Moledular phylogenetic perspective on speciation in the genus Sebastes (Scorpaenidae) from the northwest Pacific and the position of Sebastes within the subfamily Sebastinae. Ichthyological Research 50(3): 239-244 [239]

Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp. [241]

Mandrytsa, S.A. 2001. Lateral Line System and Classification of Scorpaenoid Fishes (Scorpeaniformes: Scorpaenidei). Perm : Perm State Univ. Press pp. 1-393. [257]

Paul, L.J. & Horn, P.L. 2009. Age and growth of sea perch (Helicolenus percoides) from two adjacent areas off the east coast of South Island, New Zealand. Fisheries Research 95: 169–180

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. [442]

Smith, P.J., Struthers, C.D., Paulin, C.D., McVeagh, S.M. & Daley, R.K. 2009. Shallow genetic and morphological divergence among seaperches in the South Pacific (family Scorpaenidae; genus Helicolenus). Journal of Fish Biology 74: 1104–1128

Washington, B.B., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Howe, K.M. 1984. Scorpaeniformes: relationships. pp. 438-447 figs 240-241 in Moser, H.G. et al. (eds). Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Special Publication 1: 1-760 [440]

Washington, B.B., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Howe, K.M. 1984. Scorpaeniformes: relationships. pp. 438-447 figs 240-241 in Moser, H.G. et al. (eds). Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Special Publication 1: 1-760 [440]

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp.

History of changes

• Scorpaena barathri Hector, J. 1875. Descriptions of five new species of fishes obtained in the New Zealand seas by H.M.S. Challenger Expedition July 1874. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 15(11): 78-82 [80] [subsequently described and figured in Hector, J. 1875. Notes on New Zealand ichthyology. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 7(34): 239–250 pls 10–11 [dated 1874] (245 pl. 10 (15a))].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1887.12.6.10, off Cape Farewell, New Zealand, 400 fathoms.

Generic Combinations

• Helicolenus barathri (Hector, 1875). —
  Paulin, C. 1989. Redescription of Helicolenus percoides (Richardson) and H. barathri (Hector) from New Zealand (Pisces; Scorpaenidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 19: 319-325 [322]

Introduction

Both species of Helicolenus were described originally from New Zealand. Recent work (Smith et al. 2009, Paul & Horn 2009) in New Zealand suggested that only a single species is known from New Zealand (Helicolenus percoides), which would make H. barathi a junior synonym, and leave the Australian species undescribed. In the interests of stability, tentatively we retain both names for Australian species pending further studies of the genus.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

East of Brisbane, QLD to eastern SA, records from Western Australia probably based on a different species; temperate, south-west Pacific (Lord Howe Rise, south of Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Ridge, just south of Norfolk Island, New Zealand and Chatham Islands).

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

235-1100m

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Sebastidae. pp. 866-868 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. [867]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Sebastidae. pp. 496-498 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [496]

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [317] (as Helicolenus papillosus)

Paul, L.J. & Horn, P.L. 2009. Age and growth of sea perch (Helicolenus percoides) from two adjacent areas off the east coast of South Island, New Zealand. Fisheries Research 95: 169–180

Smith, P.J., Struthers, C.D., Paulin, C.D., McVeagh, S.M. & Daley, R.K. 2009. Shallow genetic and morphological divergence among seaperches in the South Pacific (family Scorpaenidae; genus Helicolenus). Journal of Fish Biology 74: 1104–1128

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [194]

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bigeye Ocean Perch)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [194] (Coral Cod, Coral Perch, Ocean Perch, Red Gurnard Perch, Red Perch, Red Rock Perch, Sea Perch)

History of changes

• Sebastes percoides Richardson, J. 1842. Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ns 9(59): 384-393 [384].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, off Cape Kidnapper and Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand
  Comment: No types known, based on drawing.
• Sebastes alporti Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 3. Supplement to the fishes of Victoria. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 37-58 [40].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Hobson's Bay, VIC and TAS.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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. [442]

Generic Combinations

• Helicolenus percoides (Richardson, 1842). —
  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. [442]

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Helicolenus papillosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [misidentification]. —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [385]

Introduction

Both species of Helicolenus were described originally from New Zealand. Recent work (Smith et al. 2009, Paul & Horn 2009) in New Zealand suggested that only a single species is known from New Zealand (Helicolenus percoides), which would make H. barathi a junior synonym, and leave the Australian species undescribed. In the interests of stability, tentatively we retain both names for Australian species pending further studies of the genus.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Balllina, NSW (28°52'S) to Low Head, TAS (41º04´S) and west to near Geraldton, WA; temperate, south-west Pacific Norfolk Ridge and New Zealand).

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

10-329m

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Sebastidae. pp. 866-868 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. [867]

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [92] (as H. papillosus)

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [481]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27] (as Helicolenus cf. percoides)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [42]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Sebastidae. pp. 496-498 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [497]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [120] (and p. 121, as H. alporti)

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. [88] (as H. alporti)

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [253]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [386] (as Helicolenus papillosus)

Paul, L.J. & Horn, P.L. 2009. Age and growth of sea perch (Helicolenus percoides) from two adjacent areas off the east coast of South Island, New Zealand. Fisheries Research 95: 169–180

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. [442]

Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [481]

Smith, P.J., Struthers, C.D., Paulin, C.D., McVeagh, S.M. & Daley, R.K. 2009. Shallow genetic and morphological divergence among seaperches in the South Pacific (family Scorpaenidae; genus Helicolenus). Journal of Fish Biology 74: 1104–1128

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2151, as Helicolenus papillosus)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [194]

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [92] (Red Gurnard Scorpionfish)

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [482] (Jock Stewart, Kuriarki, Red Ocean Perch, Scarpee)

Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [122] (Australian Marketing Name) (Ocean Perch)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [126] (Red Gurnard Perch)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Reef Ocean Perch)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [194] (Coral Cod, Coral Perch, Ocean Perch, Red Perch, Red Rock Perch, Sea Perch)

History of changes

• Sebastiscus Jordan, D.S. & Starks, E.C. 1904. A review of the scorpaenid fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27(1351): 91-175 figs 1-21 pls 1-2 [dated 1903] [124].

  Type species:

   Sebastes marmoratus Cuvier, 1829 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

West Pacific (largely north-west).

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Sebastidae. pp. 866-868 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. [867]

Kai, Y., Nakayama, K. & Nakabo, T. 2003. Moledular phylogenetic perspective on speciation in the genus Sebastes (Scorpaenidae) from the northwest Pacific and the position of Sebastes within the subfamily Sebastinae. Ichthyological Research 50(3): 239-244 [239]

Mandrytsa, S.A. 2001. Lateral Line System and Classification of Scorpaenoid Fishes (Scorpeaniformes: Scorpaenidei). Perm : Perm State Univ. Press pp. 1-393. [257]

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. [2301]

Washington, B.B., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Howe, K.M. 1984. Scorpaeniformes: relationships. pp. 438-447 figs 240-241 in Moser, H.G. et al. (eds). Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Special Publication 1: 1-760 [440]

History of changes

• Sebastes marmoratus Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 4 518 pp. pls 72-99. [345].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Japan.

Generic Combinations

• Sebastiscus marmoratus (Cuvier, 1829). —
  Jordan, D.S. & Starks, E.C. 1904. A review of the scorpaenid fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27(1351): 91-175 figs 1-21 pls 1-2 [dated 1903] [124] (changed combination as type of genus Sebastiscus)

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Sydney Harbour, NSW, based on photo and Kuiter (1993) suggested it might have been introduced, one specimen in AM tentatively identified as this species from Sydney; temperate, west Pacific.

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

0-50m

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Sebastidae. pp. 866-868 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. [867]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [121]

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. [2307]

Common Name References

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [121] (False Kelpfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (False Kelpfish)

History of changes

• Trachyscorpia Ginsburg, I. 1953. Western Atlantic scorpionfishes. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 121(8): 1-103 [23, 57].

  Type species:

   Scorpaena cristulata Goode & Bean, 1896 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Atlantic Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Lord Howe Province (14), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Sebastidae. pp. 866-868 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. [867]

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [493]

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Tetrarogidae. pp. 498-501 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [498]

Mandrytsa, S.A. 2001. Lateral Line System and Classification of Scorpaenoid Fishes (Scorpeaniformes: Scorpaenidei). Perm : Perm State Univ. Press pp. 1-393. [256]

McCosker, J.E. 2008. Trachyscorpia osheri and Idiastion hageyi, two new species of deepwater scorpionfishes (Scorpaeniformes: Sebastidae, Scorpaenidae) from the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 59(3): 113-123 [118]

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. 2007. Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Trachyscorpia (Sebastidae: Sebastolobinae) from the southern Indo-West Pacific, with comments on the distribution of T. eschmeyeri. Zootaxa 1466: 19-34

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. [2298]

Washington, B.B., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Howe, K.M. 1984. Scorpaeniformes: relationships. pp. 438-447 figs 240-241 in Moser, H.G. et al. (eds). Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Special Publication 1: 1-760 [440]

History of changes

• Trachyscorpia (Mesoscorpia) carnomagula Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. 2007. Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Trachyscorpia (Sebastidae: Sebastolobinae) from the southern Indo-West Pacific, with comments on the distribution of T. eschmeyeri. Zootaxa 1466: 19-34 [22, figs 1A-B, 2A, 3].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.4234-01, east of St Patricks Head, TAS, 900m [41°30'S, 148°44'E].
  Paratype(s) AM I.42737-007, Lord Howe Plateau, Tasman Sea, 780–818m [34°02’S, 162°36’E]; AM I.42742-002 (2), Lord Howe Plateau, Tasman Sea, 748–772m [34°12’S, 162°41’E]; AM I.42770-001, Western Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea, 809–857m [34°18’S, 168°23’E]; CSIRO H.6084-02, West Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea, 825–850m [34°18–19’S, 168°23–25’E]; CSIRO H.6084-03, West Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea, 825–850m [34°18–19’S, 168°23–25’E]; CSIRO H.6044-02, Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea, 812–818m [33°59’–34°01’S, 162°35’E]; CSIRO H.6044-03, Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea, 812–818m [33°59’–34°01’S, 162°35’E]; CSIRO H.6044-04, Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea, 812–818m [33°59’–34°01’S, 162°35’E]; CSIRO H.6044-05, Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea, 812–818m [33°59’–34°01’S, 162°35’E]; CSIRO H.6050-17, Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea, 748–763m [34°11–12’S, 162°37–41’E]; CSIRO H.6050-18, Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea, 748–763m [34°11–12’S, 162°37–41’E]; CSIRO H.4403-03, Cascade Plateau, Tasman Sea, 800–1020m [43°57’S, 150°23’E]; KAUM I.150, Western Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea, 809–857m [34°18’S, 168°23’E]; NMNZ P.23060, Hikurangi Trough, New Zealand, 731–840m [40°01’S, 178°05’E]; NMNZ P.35364, outer northern Bay of Plenty, new Zealand, 920–1039m [36°10’S, 176°47’E]; NMNZ P.36975, east of Coromandel, New Zealand, 915–980m [36°31’S, 176°30’E]; NMNZ P.38277, north of Chatham Island, New Zealand, 750–919m [42°50’S, 176°56’E].

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Trachyscorpia sp. [Trachyscorpia sp. "deep, big spot" in ISR Munro collection]. —
  Daley, R.K., Last, P.R., Yearsley, G.K. & Ward, R.D. 1997. South east fishery quota species. An identification guide. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 91 pp.
• Trachyscorpia cf. cristulata.

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off eastern TAS and Point D'Entrecasteaux, WA (114°42–43'E); temperate, south-west Pacific (New Zealand and Lord Howe Rise and Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea, just outside AFZ).

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southern Province (8)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

700–1027 m.

General References

McCosker, J.E. 2008. Trachyscorpia osheri and Idiastion hageyi, two new species of deepwater scorpionfishes (Scorpaeniformes: Sebastidae, Scorpaenidae) from the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 59(3): 113-123 [118]

History of changes

• Trachyscorpia (Mesoscorpia) eschmeyeri Whitley, G.P. 1970. Ichthyological quiddities. The Australian Zoologist 15(3): 242-247 [245] [nom. nov. for Scorpaena capensis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924].
• Scorpaena capensis Gilchrist, J.D.F. & von Bonde, C. 1924. Special report No. 7. Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. Pickle (part 2). Report. Fisheries & Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa 3: 1-24 pls 1-6 [1922] [18] [junior homonym of Scorpaena capensis Gmelin, 1789].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Pickle stations 66, 86 and 336, 312, West coast of South Africa, 536 and 280 fathoms.

Generic Combinations

• Trachyscorpia capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) [Treated incorrectly as valid as Trachyscorpia capensis in some references]. —
  Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [493]
  Mandrytsa, S.A. 2001. Lateral Line System and Classification of Scorpaenoid Fishes (Scorpeaniformes: Scorpaenidei). Perm : Perm State Univ. Press pp. 1-393. [276]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Lord Howe Rise and Jervis Bay, NSW (34°55'S), south of Gabo Island, VIC (38°15´S) to west of Mandurah, WA (32°40´S); temperate, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Lord Howe Province (14), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

400-1250m

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Cross, N.J. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Sebastidae. pp. 866-868 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. [867] (as Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri)

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [493] (as Trachyscorpia capensis)

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

Johnson, J.W. & Motomura, H. 2008. Family Sebastidae. pp. 496-498 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [498] (as Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri)

Mandrytsa, S.A. 2001. Lateral Line System and Classification of Scorpaenoid Fishes (Scorpeaniformes: Scorpaenidei). Perm : Perm State Univ. Press pp. 1-393. [276] (as Trachyscorpia capensis)

McCosker, J.E. 2008. Trachyscorpia osheri and Idiastion hageyi, two new species of deepwater scorpionfishes (Scorpaeniformes: Sebastidae, Scorpaenidae) from the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 59(3): 113-123 [118] (as Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri)

Motomura, H., Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. 2007. Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Trachyscorpia (Sebastidae: Sebastolobinae) from the southern Indo-West Pacific, with comments on the distribution of T. eschmeyeri. Zootaxa 1466: 19-34 [31] (as Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri)

Pakhorukov, N.P. 2001. Distribution and behavior of bottom and near-bottom fishes in the Rio Grande Submarine Rise (Atlantic Ocean). Voprosy Ikhtiologii 41(3): 374-381 [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology v. 41 (no. 4): 300-307] [379] (as Trachyscorpia capensis)

Poss, S.G. 1994. Family Scorpaenidae. pp. 477-494 figs 428-441 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [493] (as Trachyscorpia capensis)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [193] (as Trachyscorpia capensis)

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [493] (Deepsea Perch)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Deepsea Ocean Perch)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [193] (Cape Scorpionfish, Coral Perch, Ocean Perch)

History of changes