Coral Perch, Parascorpaena moultoni (Whitley 1961)
Holotype of Parascorpaena moultoni. Source: Mark Allen / Australian Museum. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
In Australia, this species has previously been regarded as a junior synonym of Parascorpaena mcadamsi.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2018, Parascorpaena moultoni in Fishes of Australia, accessed 18 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4837
Coral Perch, Parascorpaena moultoni (Whitley 1961)
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Distribution |
Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and off Cape Melville to One Tree Island, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, and New Caledonia. |
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Remarks |
Previously considered to be a junior synonym of Parascorpaena mcadamsi. Validity confirmed by Motomura (2011). |
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Similar Species |
Differs from the Ocellate Scorpionfish, Parascorpaana mcadamsi in having two suborbital spines (vs three spines in P. mcadamsi). |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of Professor J. M. Moulton. |
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Species Citation |
Scorpaena moultoni Whitley 1961, North Queensland Naturalist 29(127): 9, fig. 1. Type locality: north of Wilson Island, Capricorn Group, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Resources |
Coral Perch, Parascorpaena moultoni (Whitley 1961)
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. (in part as Parascorpaena mcadamsi)
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez , L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie. 4: 341-463
Motomura, H., P. Béarez & R. Causse. 2011. Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium 35(1): 55-73. See ref. online, open access
Motomura, H. & Matsuura, K. 2016. Parascorpaena moultoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T79800116A79800118. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T79800116A79800118.en. Downloaded on 19 March 2017.
Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 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. (in part as Parascorpaena mcadamsi)
Whitley, G.P. 1961. A new scorpion fish from Queensland. North Queensland Naturalist 29(127): 9-10 fig. 1
