Genus Uranoscopus Linnaeus, 1758
- Uranoscopus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [250] [placed on Official List, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1922. Opinion 75. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(1): 35-37].
Type species:
Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758 by monotypy.
Introduction
The genus Uranoscopus is in need of revision in Australia. The names included here follow previous literature, but it is apparent that some species recorded from Australia may not occur here.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
URANOSCOPIDAE: Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier, 1829 [misidentification, Australian recoirds apparetnly based on Uranoscopus terraereginae according to http://www.marine.csiro.au/caabsearch/caab (accessed 25 August 2015)]
URANSCOPIDAE: Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker, 1878 [recorded from Australia by Bray & Hoese 2006, but it is unclear what species the records were based on]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical, East Atlantic-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Uranoscopidae. pp. 1509-1515 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. [1513, 1514]
Kishimoto, H. 2001. Uranoscopidae. pp. 3519-3531 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 28-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 22-Sep-2011 | 22-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |