Species Aesopia cornuta Kaup, 1858
Thickray Sole, Dark Thick-rayed Sole
- Aesopia cornuta Kaup, J.J. 1858. Uebersicht der Soleinae, der vierten Subfamilie der Pleuronectidae. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 24(1): 94-104 [98].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 1998-1304, British India; MNHP 1998-1305, British India.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay (25°20'S, 113°30'E) to off Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (13°16'S, 128°21'E), WA, east of Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (), and off Hinchinbrook Island, QLD (18°19'S, 146°36'E) to off Sandon, NSW (29°48'S, 153°28'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
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) [334]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
0-62m
General References
Desoutter, M., Chapleau, F., Munroe, T.A., Chanet, B. & Beaunier, M. 2001. Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Ordre des Pleuronectiformes. Cybium 25(4): 299-368 [318]
Heemstra, P.C. & Gon, O. 1986. Family No. 262: Soleidae. pp. 868-874 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [869]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Soleidae. pp. 1841-1852 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. [1842]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [47]
Common Name References
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [296] (Dark Thick-rayed Sole)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Thickray Sole)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 07-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |