Western Frogfish, Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976


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Western Frogfish, Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976

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Distribution

NW of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to the Arafura Sea north of Goulburn Island, Northern Territory.

Species Citation

Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976, Rec. W.A. Mus. 4(1): 23. Type locality: Exmouth Gulf, WA, 14-20 m. 

Author

Bray, D.J. 2017

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Western Frogfish, Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. 

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. 

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp.

Greenfield, D.W., Winterbottom, R. & Collette, B.B. 2008. Review of the toadfish genera (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 59(15): 665-710

Hutchins, J.B. 1976. A revision of the Australian frogfishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4(1): 3-43 figs 1-17 

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls.

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CAAB Code:37205001

Depth:20-200 m

Max Size:20 cm TL

Native:Endemic

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