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CAAB: 37400019

Species Xenocephalus cribratus (Kishimoto, 1989)

Ringed Stargazer

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

North-western Australia, from south-west of Rowley Shoals, Northwest Shelf, WA (18°46'S) to north of Bathurst Island, NT (130°25'E) and south of Saumarez Reef, Saumarez Plateau, QLD; tropical.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 260-430 m.

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kishimoto, H. 2001. Uranoscopidae. pp. 3519-3531 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.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. [3530], FAO) (Ringed Stargazer)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
08-Oct-2015 TRACHINOIDEI 29-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