Blackspot Gurnard, Lepidotrigla umbrosa Ogilby 1910
Syntype of the Blackspot Gurnard, Lepidotrigla umbrosa. Source: Mark Allen / Australian Museum. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A poorly known gurnard with a black spot on the first dorsal fin.
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Dianne J. Bray, Lepidotrigla umbrosa in Fishes of Australia, accessed 06 Jun 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3350
Blackspot Gurnard, Lepidotrigla umbrosa Ogilby 1910
More Info
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Distribution |
Repulse Bay, Queensland, to Disaster Bay, southern New South Wales. |
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Similar Species |
The Blackspot Gurnard, Lepidotrigla umbrosa, is remarkably similar to Lepidotrigla spinosa, which occurs at similar depths off the southern coasts of South Australia and Western Australia. |
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Species Citation |
Lepidotrigla umbrosa Ogilby 1910, Endeavour Series No. 1 23: 120. Type locality: between Double Island Point and Pine Peak, Queensland; Hervey Bay; depth 12-25 fathoms. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
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Resources |
Blackspot Gurnard, Lepidotrigla umbrosa Ogilby 1910
References
del Cerro, L. & Lloris, D. 1997. Gurnard fishes (Scorpaeniformes, Triglidae) from off New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 174: 91-127.
Gomon, M.F. & Last, P.R. 2008. Family Triglidae. pp. 508-514 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Ogilby, J.D. 1910. On some new fishes from the Queensland coast. Endeavour Series No. 1 23: 85-139.
Richards, W.J. 1992. Comments on the genus Lepidotrigla (Pisces: Triglidae) with descriptions of two new species from the Indian and Pacific oceans. Bulletin of Marine Science 51(1): 45-65.
