Species Scorpaenodes steenei Allen, 1977

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• Scorpaenodes steenei Allen, G.R. 1977. A new species of scorpaenid fish (Scorpaenidae) from Western Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 101(3): 145-149 pl. 1 [145, pl. 1].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.25178–006, Off northeastern side of Rottnest Island, WA, 6m.
  Paratype(s) AM I.18461-001, off west end of Rottnest Island, WA, 20m; USNM 214679, off west end of Rottnest Island, WA, 20m.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Albany (117º38´E) to Carnarvon (24º29´S), WA; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

1-17m

 

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. [888]

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

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. [450]

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Steene's Scorpionfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-May-2015	SCORPAENIFORMES	16-Apr-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED