Scalicus orientalis (Fowler 1938)


Satyrichthys orientalis. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial

Summary:
In Australia this species has previously been known as Satyrichthys orientale.

Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2025, Scalicus orientalis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 03 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2164

Scalicus orientalis (Fowler 1938)

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Distribution

Northwest Shelf to SW of Scott Reef, Western Australia, and ESE of Innisfail to off Coolangatta, Queensland. 

Species Citation

Nemaperistedion orientale Fowler 1938, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 85(3032): 127, Fig. 61. Type locality: Off Makyan Island, between Gillolo and Makyan Islands, Indonesia, 0°16'30"N, 127°30'00"E, Albatross station D.5623, depth 272 fathoms

Author

Bray, D.J. 2025

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Scalicus orientalis (Fowler 1938)

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 

Fowler, H.W. 1938. Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross, chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 85(3032): 31-135 figs 6-61 

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. 

Kawai, T. 2008. Phylogenetic systematics of the family Peristediidae (Teleostei: Actiopterygii). Species Diversity 13: 1-34

Kawai, T. 2019. Revision of an armored searobin genus Scalicus Jordan 1923 (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Peristediidae) with a single new species. Ichthyological Research 66(4): 437–459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-019-00691-z

Miller, G.C. 1974. Fische des Indischen Ozeans. Ergebnisse der ichthyologischen Untersuchungen während der Expedition des Forschungsschiffes Meteor in den Indischen Ozean, Oktober 1964 biz Mai 1965. A. Systematischer Teil, XIV. Scorpaeniformes (2) Family Peristediidae. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse Reihe D - Biologie 18: 61-72 (as Satyrichthys orientale)

Richards, W.J. 1999. Family Triglidae. pp. 2359-2382 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790.

Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155 (as Satyrichthys cf adeni)

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CAAB Code:37288031

Depth:270-504 m

Habitat:Continental Slope

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