McGrouther's Ghost Flathead, Hoplichthys mcgroutheri Nagano, Imamura & Yabe 2014
Holotype of Hoplichthys mcgroutheri from off Albany, Western Australia - depth 720 m. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO & Yuki Nagano. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A rusty-brown ghost flathead with pale grey dorsal fins, the upper front of pectoral fins rust-coloured, lower rear paler, free pectoral-fin rays white; white pelvic fins; upper, posterior and lower margins of caudal fin grey, and a small brown spot on the lower part of the caudal-fin base.
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Dianne J. Bray, Hoplichthys mcgroutheri in Fishes of Australia, accessed 28 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3376
McGrouther's Ghost Flathead, Hoplichthys mcgroutheri Nagano, Imamura & Yabe 2014
More Info
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Distribution |
Found only off the southwest of Western Australia, from off Albany to off Geraldton. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from other species of Hoplichthys in having the vomerine tooth patch constricted medially, mostly separating the vomerine teeth into bilaterally symmetrical patches. |
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Etymology |
Named for Mark A. McGrouther, the collection manager of Ichthyology at the Australian Museum (AMS), for his valuable contributions to the taxonomy of the Hoplichthyidae. |
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Species Citation |
Nagano, Imamura & Yabe, 2014, Ichthyol. Res. DOI 10.1007/s10228-014-0432-9. Type locality: off Albany, Western Australia, 728–710 m, 35 14.02’S, 118 39.84’E–35 13.67’S, 118 40.50’E. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
McGrouther's Ghost Flathead, Hoplichthys mcgroutheri Nagano, Imamura & Yabe 2014
References
Nagano, Y., H. Imamura & M. Yabe. 2014. A new ghost flathead (Scorpaeniformes: Hoplichthyidae) from southwestern Australia. Ichthyological Research DOI 10.1007/s10228-014-0432-9
