Pinocchio Tongue Sole, Paraplagusia longirostris Chapleau, Renaud & Kailola 1991


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Pinocchio Tongue Sole, Paraplagusia longirostris Chapleau, Renaud & Kailola 1991

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Distribution

East of Rosemary Island, Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, to the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory. The species occurs elsewhere in New Guinea.

Species Citation

Paraplagusia longirostris Chapleau, Renaud & Kailola 1991, Japan. J. Ichthyol. 38(3): 240. Type locality: Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, WA, 50m [13°51'S, 128°48'E].

Author

Dianne J. Bray

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Pinocchio Tongue Sole, Paraplagusia longirostris Chapleau, Renaud & Kailola 1991

References


Chapleau, F., Renaud, C.B. & Kailola, P.J. 1991. Paraplagusia longirostris, a new flatfish (Cynoglossidae) from Australia and Papua New Guinea. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 38(3): 239-244 figs 1-3 

Chapleau, F. & Renaud, C.B. 1993. Paraplagusia sinerama (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae), a new Indo-Pacific tongue sole with a revised key to species of the genus. Copeia 1993(3): 798-807 figs 1-4 

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293.

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds) The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp.

Munroe, T.A. 2001. Soleidae, Cynoglossidae. pp. 3878-3901 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218.

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CAAB Code:37463002

Depth:12-87 m

Habitat:Soft bottoms

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