Graham’s Red Deepwater Scorpionfish, Lythrichthys grahami Wada, Kai & Motomura 2021



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Bray, D.J. 2021, Lythrichthys grahami in Fishes of Australia, accessed 27 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5614

Graham’s Red Deepwater Scorpionfish, Lythrichthys grahami Wada, Kai & Motomura 2021

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Distribution

Off Broken Bay to off Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales; also the Norfolk Ridge in the Tasman Sea (in AUS EEZ). Elsewhere the species occurs off Fiji.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Mr. Alastair Graham (CSIRO), Fish Collection Manager, Australian National Fish Collection. 

Author

Bray, D.J. 2021

Graham’s Red Deepwater Scorpionfish, Lythrichthys grahami Wada, Kai & Motomura 2021

References


Wada, H., Kai, Y. & Motomura, H. 2021. Revision of the resurrected deepwater scorpionfish genus Lythrichthys Jordan and Starks 1904 (Setarchidae), with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyological Research 68: 373–403 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-020-00793-z

Quick Facts


Depth:421-754 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:15 cm SL

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