Genus Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858
- Xenocephalus Kaup, J.J. 1858. Uebersicht der Familie Gadidae. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 24(1): 85-93 [85].
Type species:
Xenocephalus armatus Kaup, 1858 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
General References
Kishimoto, H. 1989. A new species and a new subspecies of the stargazer genus Gnathagnus from Northwestern Australia. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 36(3): 303-314 figs 1-4
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.
Springer, V.G. & Bauchot, M.-L. 1994. Identification of the taxa Xenocephalidae, Xenocephalus, and X. armatus (Osteichthys: Uranoscopidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107(1): 79-89 figs 1-2
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 02-Oct-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 |