Species Scorpaena jacksoniensis Steindachner, 1866

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• Scorpaena jacksoniensis Steindachner, F. 1866. Über die Fische von Port Jackson in Australien. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien 3(7): 50-55 [50] [described in more detail in Steindachner, F. 1866. Zur Fischfauna von Port Jackson in Australien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Wien 53(1): 424–480 figs 1–7 (438 pl. 3(2–2a))].

  Type data:

   Holotype NHMW 75379, Port Jackson, NSW.

 

Generic Combinations

• Ruboralga jacksoniensis (Steindachner, 1866). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [326] (changed combintion; Ruboralga described as a new genus)
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Scorpaena cruenta Solander, 1842 [misidentifiction - a synonym of Scorpaena papillosa from New Zealand]. —
  Ogilby, J.D. 1893. Edible Fishes and Crustaceans of New South Wales. Sydney : Government Printer 212 pp. 51 pls. [63, pl. 20]
  Stead, D.G. 1908. The Edible Fishes of New South Wales: their present importance and their potentialities. Sydney : N.S.W. Government 124 pp. 81 pls. [108, pl. 75]
• Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842 [misidentification - prior to the revision by Motomura et al. (2011), the eastern Australian mainland species was called Scorpaena cardinalis; the name Scorpaena cardinalis is now applied to what was previously called Scorpaena cookii (a junior synonym of S. cardinalis)]. —
  Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [119]

 

Introduction

In a revision of the Scorpaena cardinalis group, Motomura et al. (2011) found S. jacksoniensis to be a valid species. They determined that, in Australia, S. cardinalis occurs in the Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island regions in the Tasman Sea (also northern New Zealand), and is not found in coastal waters of mainland Australia. As a consequence, the early literature and common names in use for these species have been confused.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

E of Caloundra, QLD (26º48´S) to Beware Reef, VIC (148º47´S), and possibly to Western Port, VIC; temperate, south-west Pacific.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

3-73 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. Cross, N.J., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Scorpaeninae. pp. 881-892 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. [884] (as a junior synonym of Scorpaena cardinalis, and with Richardson as the author)

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [100] (as Scorpaena cardinalis)

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

Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [727] (as Scorpaena cardinalis)

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) [313] (as Scorpaena cardinalis)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [119] (as Scorpaena cardinalis)

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. [86] (as Scorpaena cardinalis)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [383] (as Scorpaena cardinalis)

Motomura, H., C.D. Struthers, M.A. McGrouther & A.L. Stewart. 2011. Validity of Scorpaena jacksoniensis and a redescription of S. cardinalis, a senior synonym of S. cookii (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Ichthyological Research 58: 315–332, figs 1-11 [323]

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. [447] (as a junior synonym of Scorpaena cardinalis)

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. [2334] (as Scorpaena cardinalis)

Stewart, J. & J.M. Hughes 2010. Life-history traits of the southern hemisphere eastern red scorpionfish, Scorpaena cardinalis (Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae). Marine and Freshwater Research 61: 1290–1297 (as Scorpaena cardinalis)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56] (2135 as Ruboralga jacksoniensis)

 

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [100] (Cardinal Scorpionfish)

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [258] (Billy Bougain, Coral Cod, Fire Cod, Prickly Heat, Red Rock-cod, Red Scorpion-cod)

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

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [119] (under the misidentified name of Scorpaena cardinalis) (Red Rockcod)

Motomura, H., C.D. Struthers, M.A. McGrouther & A.L. Stewart. 2011. Validity of Scorpaena jacksoniensis and a redescription of S. cardinalis, a senior synonym of S. cookii (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Ichthyological Research 58: 315–332, figs 1-11 [323] (Eastern Red Scorpionfish, Northern Scorpionfish)

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. [2334] (FAO) (Northern Scorpionfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Eastern Red Scorpionfish)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-May-2015	SCORPAENIFORMES	15-Apr-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED