Imamura's Ghost Flathead, Hoplichthys imamurai Nagano, McGrouther & Yabe 2013
Until the description of Imamura's Ghost Flathead, this species was called Hoplichthys regani in Australia.
Imamura's Ghost Flathead, Hoplichthys imamurai Nagano, McGrouther & Yabe 2013
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Distribution |
Endemic to the Northwest Shelf of Western Australia, from off Point Cloates (23°25’S) to off Port Hedland (18°32’S). |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VI, 15; Anal fin 17; Pectoral fin 13 + 3 = 16. Snout short, preoptic (31.2–32.7% HL); eye large (23.8–24.7% HL); interorbital narrow, width (2.6–4.1% HL); teeth absent from vomer; gill rakers long, thin; spines on ventral surface of lower jaw; lateral scutes each with a single spine; free pectoral-fin rays short (13.4–14.9% SL). Males - first dorsal fin low, its adpressed tips not reaching origin of second dorsal fin; some elongated second dorsal-fin rays filament-like; caudal fin emarginate, upper edge elongated, filament-like. |
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Colour |
Three broad orange blotches across body, lower caudal fin lobe orange; sometimes black edge to anal fin. |
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Feeding |
Food items of Hoplichthys species include fishes and decapod crustaceans. |
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Fisheries |
Usually taken in trawls, although not commercially harvested. |
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Species Citation |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Imamura's Ghost Flathead, Hoplichthys imamurai Nagano, McGrouther & Yabe 2013
References
Allen, G.R. (1997). Marine fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth. 1-292. (as Hoplichthys regani)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. (1988) The marine fishes of north-western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth.: I-vi + 1-201, 1-70 (as Hoplichthys regani)
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. (1984)Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesiaand Northwestern Australia. Canberra: Australian Development Assistance Bureau, 406 pp. (as Hoplichthys regani)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. McGrouther, M.A. & Hoese, D.F. (2006). Hoplichthyidae (pp. 949-950). In: Zoological Catalogue ofAustralia. Volume 35. Fishes. (as Hoplichthys regani)
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. (p. 70, pl. 16, as Hoplichthys regani)
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. (p. 124, as Hoplichthys regani)
Nagano, Y., McGrouther, M.A. & Yabe, M. 2013. A new species of the hoplichthyid genus Hoplichthys (Teleostei: Hoplichthyidae) from northern Western Australia. Zootaxa 3681(3): 241–248.
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1985. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [336] (as Hoplichthys cf acanthopleurus)