Arnoglossus nigrifrons Amaoka & Mihara 2000
Other Names: Darkbrow Flounder
Illustration of a Darkbrow Flounder, Arnoglossus nigrifrons. Source: Publications Scientifiques du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris via the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA). License: All rights reserved
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Bray, D.J. 2025, Arnoglossus nigrifrons in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/946
Arnoglossus nigrifrons Amaoka & Mihara 2000
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Distribution |
Coral Sea, southeast of Herald Cay to south of Marion Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs on the Chesterfield Plateau, New Caledonia. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin nigri- (= black) and frons (= forehead), in reference to the darkened areas on the head and anterior dorsal-fin rays. |
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Species Citation |
Arnoglossus nigrifrons Amaoka & Mihara, 2000, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris 184: 806, figs 17-20. Type locality: Chesterfield Plateau, off northern New Caledonia, 20°04.40'S, 158°47.41'E, depth 300 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2025 |
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Arnoglossus nigrifrons Amaoka & Mihara 2000
References
Amaoka, K. & Mihara, E. 2000. Pisces Pleuronectiformes: Flatfishes from New Caledonia and adjacent waters. Genus Arnoglossus. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris 184: 783-813 See ref at BHL
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.
Munroe, T. 2016. Arnoglossus nigrifrons. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69741251A69742759. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69741251A69742759.en. Accessed on 21 January 2025.
