Species Samariscus triocellatus Woods, 1960
Threespot Righteye Flounder, Threespot Flounder
- Samariscus triocellatus Woods, L.P. 1960. Pleuronectidae. In, Gosline, W.A. & Brock, V.E. Handbook of Hawaiian Fishes. University of Hawaii Press pp. i-ix + 1-372. [151, 323] [also appeared in Schultz, L.P., Woods, L.P. & Lachner, E.A. 1966. Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. 3. Families Kraemeriidae through Antennariidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 3: i-vii + 1-176, Pls. 124-148 [66, fig.149]].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 141767, Coral head in eastern end of lagoon, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, 20-25 feet.
Paratype(s) USNM 141768 (3), coral head in lagoon, north (west?) end of Fongelap Island, Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1-5m; USNM 167246, Onotoa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, 0-3m; USNM 164421, Hanauma bay, Oahu, Hawaii
Comment: Type data taken from Schultz, L.P., Woods, L.P. & Lachner, E.A. 1966. Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. 3. Families Kraemeriidae through Antennariidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 3: i-vii + 1-176, Pls. 124-148 [66, fig.149].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals, WA (17°32'S, 118°59'E) to Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°10'S, 123°04'E), Christmas Island, and Raine Island, Cape York (11°36'S, 144°01'E) to Moreton Bay (27°24'S), QLD, also Ashmore Reef (10°23'S) to Holmes Reef (16°31'S) and Lihou Reefs (17°36'S), Coral Sea, and Elizabeth Reef off NSW (29°57'S); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [334]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
3-15m
General References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91
Hensley, D.A. 2001. Pleuronectidae. pp. 3863-3877 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3877]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Samaridae. pp. 1838-1840 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. [1840] (dated 1966)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [46]
Sakamoto, K. 1984. Interrelationships of the Family Pleuronectidae (Pisces: Pleuronectiformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University 31(1,2): 95-215 figs 1-51 [212]
Common Name References
Hensley, D.A. 2001. Pleuronectidae. pp. 3863-3877 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3877] (FAO) (Threespot Righteye Flounder)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [450] (Threespot Flounder)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Threespot Righteye Flounder)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 08-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |