Species Platycephalus orbitalis Imamura & Knapp, 2009
- Platycephalus orbitalis Imamura, H. & Knapp, L.W. 2009. Platycephalus orbitalis, a new species of flathead (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from western Australia. Zootaxa 2271: 57-63 [58, Figs.1-3].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.6349-04, northwest of Rottnest Island, WA, 100-102m [31°52.56'S, 115°18.30'E to 31°52.60'S, 115°18.49'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H.6350-02, northwest of Rottnest Island, WA, 124m [31°53’S, 115°16’E]; CSIRO H.6381-03, southwest of Shark Bay, WA, 106m [27°03.12’S, 113°04.86’E to 27°02.88’S, 113°04.80’E]; CSIRO T.615, south of Cape Leeuwin, WA, 144 m [34°35’S, 114°53’E]; WAM P.22098-001, Cape Cuvier, WA [24°10’S, 113°20’E]; WAM P.17451-001 (2), Rottnest Island, WA, 50 m [32°00’S, 115°30’E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Platycephalus marmoratus Stead, 1908 [misidentification; Imamura & Knapp described P. orbitalis as a separate species from what was previously thought to be the western population of P. marmoratus]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Platycephalidae. pp. 933-948 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. [943] (in part, Rottnest Island to Direction Bank, WA)
Introduction
Widely misidentified as P. marmoratus on the west coast of Australia.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
From south of Cape Leeuwin (34°S) to Cape Cuvier (24°S), WA; temperate
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
50-124m
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [28] (as Platycephalus marmoratus in part - WA)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [127, fig.204] (as Platycephalus marmoratus in part - WA)
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [78, fig.112] (as Platycephalus marmoratus in part - WA)
Knapp, L.W. 1991. Platycephalus chauliodous, a new flathead fish from the eastern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Platycephalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 104(1): 23-29 [29] (as Platycephalus marmoratus in part - off Rottnest Island and Cape Cuvier, WA)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [469] (as Platycephalus marmoratus in part - Rottnest Islands to Direction Bank)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Platycephalidae. pp. 933-948 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. [943] (as Platycephalus marmoratus in part - Rottnest Island to Direction Bank, WA)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 20-Jan-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |