Species Sirembo amaculata (Cohen & Nielsen, 1982)
Lined Cusk
- Spottobrotula amaculata Cohen, D.M. & Nielsen, J.G. 1982. Spottobrotula amaculata, a new ophidiid fish from the Philippines. Copeia 1982(3): 497-500 fig. 1 [497, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 224567, the Visayan Sea between northern Negros and Masbate Island, Philippines, 90m [11°38´N, 123°52´E].
Paratype(s) USNM 224568, the Visayan Sea between northern Negros and Masbate Island, Philippines, 90m [11°38´N, 123°52´E]; ZMUC P.77717, the Visayan Sea between northern Negros and Masbate Island, Philippines, 90m [11°38´N, 123°52´E].
Generic Combinations
- Sirembo amaculata (Cohen & Nielsen, 1982). —
Nielsen, J.G., Schwarzhans, W. & Uiblein, F. 2014. Review of the Indo-West Pacific ophidiid genera Sirembo and Spottobrotula (Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of three new species. Marine Biology Research 11(2): 113-134 [5]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Glomar Shoals (19°30′S, 116°47′E) to off Cape Boileau, WA; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
50-215 m
General References
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. (as Spottobrotula amaculata)
Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Ophidiidae. pp. 556-566 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. [566] (as Spottobrotula amaculata)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [23] (as Spottobrotula amaculata)
Larson, H.K., Foster, R., Humphreys, W.F. & Stevens, M.I. 2013. A new species of the blind cave gudgeon Milyeringa (Pisces: Gobioidei, Eleotridae) from Barrow Island, Western Australia, with a redescription of M. veritas Whitley. Zootaxa 3616(2): 135-150 [50] (as Spottobrotula amaculata)
Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp. [91] (as Spottobrotula amaculata)
Nielsen, J.G., Schwarzhans, W. & Uiblein, F. 2014. Review of the Indo-West Pacific ophidiid genera Sirembo and Spottobrotula (Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of three new species. Marine Biology Research 11(2): 113-134 [117]
Nielsen. J.G. 1999. Families Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae, Aphionidae. pp. 1978-1985 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1981] (as Spottobrotula amaculata)
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. [314] (as Spottobrotula amaculata)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Lined Cusk)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2015 | OPHIDIIFORMES | 19-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |