Species Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Randall & Greenfield, 2004
- Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Randall, J.E. & Greenfield, D.W. 2004. Two new Scorpionfishes (Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 55(19): 384-394 [385, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype CAS 218804 (female), northwestern shore Rabi Island, 25m from rocky shore, fringing reef, Vanua Levu, Fiji, 1-2m [16°26.701'S, 179°56.261'W].
Paratype(s) AM I.42980-001, edge of cut in reef, off Suva, Viti Levu/Makuluva Island, Fiji, 3-5m [18°11.227'S, 178°31.040'E]; BPBM 33775, patch reef at south end of lagoon, Chesterfield Islands, Coral Sea, 2-4m; BPBM 34264 (2), lagoon near southeast end of St. Vincent Pass, New Caledonia, 2-4m [22°2.1'S, 165°57.8'E]; BPBM 39423, barrier reef off Suva, (main channel between Wreck and end of reef), Viti Levu, Fiji, 4.5-8m [18°8.9'S, 178°23.91'S]; CAS 214577, off reef crest on west side of One Tree Island just above dropoff, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, QLD; CAS 219133 (2), barrier reef off Suva (fish patch, backside of dropoff towards reef), Viti Levu, Fiji, 7.5-10.5m [18°9.59'S, 178°23.96'E]; MNHP 2004-01171, outside barrier reef, north side of island at Balavu harbor, Vanua Balavu Island, Northern Lau Group, Fiji, 12-15m [17°11.212'S, 179°0.095'W]; NSMT P.67891, barrier reef off Suva, (main channel between Wreck and end of reef), Viti Levu, Fiji, 4.5-8m [18°8.9'S, 178°23.91'S]; USNM 243332, south side of channel at northwest end of island barrier reef, Malolo Island, Fiji, 0-18m; USNM 259405, small islet on Viwa Reef, Viwa Island, Fiji [17°11'S, 176°54'E]; USNM 375892, barrier reef of Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji, 8.5-15m [18°9.545'S, 178°23.974'E]; BPBM 39424, ~1mile west of sand bank cut, outside barrier reef off Suva, Vita Levu, Fiji, 12m [18°11.161'S, 178°26.757'E]; CAS 219135, ~1mile west of sand bank cut, outside barrier reef off Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji, 14-15m [18°11.161'S, 178°26.757'E]; CAS 219134, ~1mile west of sand bank cut outside barrier reef off Suva, Vita Levu, Fiji, 23-24m [18°11.163'S, 178°26.28E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 [misidentification in Australia was re-identified and named as S. eschmeyeri by Randall & Greenfield, 2004]. —
Randall, J.E. & Eschmeyer, W.N. 2001. Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scorpaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 34: 1-79 [Date published 2002] (One Tree Island, non type specimen)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Boot Reef, Coral Sea (9°59'S) to North West Solitary Island, NSW (30°01'S), and Osprey Reef, Coral Sea; tropical, south-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
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) [313]
- McGrouther, M.A. 2017. Eschmeyer's Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri). iNaturalist: Australasian Fishes. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/6137792 [viewed 15 Mar 2022]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
0-60m
General References
Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [70] (as S. possi)
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. [889]
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]
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 [68]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2016 | Scorpaeninae | 15-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 17-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |