Species Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins, 1903)
Dwarf Scorpionfish
- Sebastopsis kelloggi Jenkins, O.P. 1903. Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 22: 417-511 figs 1-50 pls 1-4 [492, fig. 37].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 50694, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands.
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 23306.Secondary source:
Hoshino, K. & Motomura, H. 2021. Redescriptions of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfishes Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins 1903) and Scorpaenodes hirsutus (Smith 1957) (Scorpaenidae). Ichthyological Research 69: 111-124 [114] (redescription). - Scorpaenodes keelingensis Marshall, N.B. 1950. Fishes from the Cocos-Keeling Islands. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 22: 166-205 pls 18-19 [199, Pl. 19 (fig.3)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1949.11.29.659, Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [3]
- Hoshino, K. & Motomura, H. 2021. Redescriptions of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfishes Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins 1903) and Scorpaenodes hirsutus (Smith 1957) (Scorpaenidae). Ichthyological Research 69: 111-124 [114]
Generic Combinations
- Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins, 1903). —
Jordan, D.S. & Jordan, E.K. 1922. A list of the fishes of Hawaii, with notes and descriptions of new species. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 10(1): 1-92 figs 1-7 pls 1-4 [54]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals, WA, Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Timor Sea, Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea and Escape Reef to Heron Island, QLD; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
1-24m
General References
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [8]
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. [887]
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [378]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27]
Motomura, H., Béarez, P. & Causse, R. 2011. Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium 33(1): 55-73 [67]
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. [2337]
Common Name References
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. [2337] (FAO) (Dwarf Scorpionfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Dwarf Scorpionfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2022 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 24-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 15-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |