Species Onigocia bimaculata Knapp, Imamura & Sakashita, 2000
Twospot Flathead
- Onigocia bimaculata Knapp, L.W., Imamura, H. & Sakashita, M. 2000. Onigocia bimaculata, a new species of flathead fish (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Special Publication J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 64: 1-10 [3, figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype NSMT P.54247, Minna Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 8-10m.
Paratype(s) CAS 35480, north of Hotel Istandra, Comores, 20-30m; BPBM 5883, southeast side of Teavarao Pass at Papura, Tahiti, SocietyIslands, 21.3-27.4m; FMNH 108805 (4), off Batuanan Point, Maestre de Campo Island, Philippines, 14m; MNHP 1997-3920, New Caledonia [22°01.1'S, 165°55.5'E]; USNM 345477, Navutra Island, Fiji, 30.5-36.5n [18°55'S, 178°33'W]; ROM 51813, Astrolabe Reef, Kandavu Island, Fiji, 5-8m [18°44'18"S, 178°29'6"E]; SAIAB 39717 (4), N end of Le Galawa Beach Hotel, Grande Comore, Comores; WAM P.29637.038 (2), Lihou Reef, Georgina Cay, Coral sea, 18-20m [17°37'S, 151°26'E]; BPBM 19891 (2), off desalination plant, Elat, Gulf of Aqaba, 15m; BPBM 28553, artificial reef off South Seas Resort Hotel, Negors, Dumaguete, Philippines, 15-21m; CAS 32564 (35), ca.5km north of Hotel Itsandra, Grande Comore, COmores, 25-30m; CAS 95492 (2), Ifaluk Atoll, Caroline Islands, 2-3m [7°15'8"N, 144°25'55"E]; HUJ 11064, Ras Mukebla, Gulf of Aqaba; MNHP 1977-0978 (2), ca.5km S of Elat, Gulf of Aqaba; NSMT P.45638, Minma Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 7-10m; NSMT 54248, Minna Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 8-10m; ROM 66159 (2), off northeast tip of Moorea, Society Islands, 18.3-24.4m [17°29'13"S, 149°45'49"W]; USNM 235934 (2), Ono-Ilau, Fiji, 14-17m [21°38'S, 178°45'W]; USNM 333507 (2), Eua Island, Tonga, 3-13.5m [21°20'15"S, 174°58'14"W]; USNM 333624 (3), Malinda Island, Tonga, 7.5-10.5m [21°02'25"S, 175°08'W]; USNM 344837, Neiafu Island, Tonga, 0-15m [18°39'S, 174°00'30"W]; USNM 345474 (2), west side, Grande Comore, Comores, 0-24.4m [11°41'33"S, 43°14'27"E]; USNM 346058 (2), Baie de la Petite Riviere, Mauritius, 30m [20°12'30"S, 57°23'20"E]; NSMT 54249 (ex URM P21258), Minna Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan; USNM 235933, northwest off Malolo Barrier Reef, Fiji, 21-29m [17°44'S, 177°03"E]; USNM 345476, south arm of harbour entrance, Matuku, Fiji, 7.5-12m [19°09'38"S, 179°45'23"E]; USNM 345481, Wailangilala Island, Fiji, 0-6m [16°45'S, 179°07'W]; USNM 344835, off Hotel Itsandra, Grand Comore, Comores, 20-25m; USNM 344836, Taema Bank, Tutuilla Island, American Samoa, 30.5m; BPBM 18721, Tutuilla Island, American Samoa; CAS 95493, north of Hahaia, Grande Comore, Comores, 20m; USNM 345480, ca.1mi N of Ras Umm Burqa, Gulf of Aqaba, 0-7.6m; USNM 345479, off Ras Umm Burqa, Gulf of Aqaba, 9-15m; USNM 345478, bay at El Hamira, Gulf of Aqaba, 9-12m; USNM 345475 (60), bay at El Hamira, Gulf of Aqaba, 9-12m.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lihou Reef, Coral Sea (17°37'S, 151°26'E); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
0-30m
General References
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. [938]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Twospot Flathead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 21-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |