Species Centrodraco insolitus (McKay, 1971)
Uncommon Dragonet
Compiler and date details
2 October 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese
- Liopsaron insolitum McKay, R.J. 1971. Two new genera and five new species of percophidid fishes (Pisces : Percophididae) from Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 54(2): 40-46 figs 1-5 [45, fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.19164–001, off north-western Australia.
Paratype(s) WAM P.19165–001; WAM P.19166–001.
Generic Combinations
- Centrodraco insolitus (McKay, 1971). —
Fricke, R. 1982. Nominal genera and species of dragonets (Teleostei: Callionymidae, Draconettidae). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria", Genova 84: 53-92 [56]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest Shelf east of Rowley Shoals (17°17'S, 119°51'E), WA; tropical, east Indian (Maldives).
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
350 m.
General References
Adam, M.S., Merrett, N.R. & Andersen, C. 1998. Additions to the Fish Fauna of the Maldive Islands. Part 1: An annotated checklist of the deep demersal fishes of the Maldive Islands. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 67: 1-19 [13]
Fricke, R. 1992. Revision of the family Draconettidae (Teleostei) with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies. Journal of Natural History 26(1): 165-195 figs 1-17 [174]
Nakabo, T. 1982. Revision of the family Draconettidae. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 28(4): 355-367 figs 1-10 [362]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Uncommon Dragonet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 | CALLIONYMOIDEI | 08-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |