Species Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782
Japanese Stargazer
- Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn, M. 1782. Beschryving van eenige Japanische visschen en andere zeeschepselen. Verhandelingen uitgegeeven door de Hollandse Maatschappye der Wetenschappen te Haarlem 20(2): 311-350 [314].
Type data:
Neotype HUMZ 109237 (Depth 36-55 meters), Outward Miho Peninsula, innermost Suruga Bay, Japan (original type locality Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan).Subsequent designation references:
Kishimoto, H. 1987. A new stargazer, Uranoscopus flavipinnis, from Japan and Taiwan with redescription and neotype designation of U. japonicus. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 34(1): 1-14 figs 1-5 [10].
Introduction
Records of this species from Australia are tentative identifications based on specimens in the Australian Museum from the North West Shelf. It is likely that they represent another species, possibly undescribed. It is also likely that specimens of more than one species has been identified as this species.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Port Hedland (18°28' S, 118°15' E) WA; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
189 m.
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]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [40] (as cf. japonicus)
Pietsch, T.W. 1989. Phylogenetic relationships of trachinoid fishes of the family Uranoscopidae. Copeia 1989(2): 253-303 [295]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Japanese Stargazer)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 01-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 |