Trachyscorpia (Mesoscorpia) eschmeyeri

Hiroyuki Motomura, Peter R. Last & Gordon K. Yearsley, 2007, Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Trachyscorpia (Sebastidae: Sebastolobinae) from the southern Indo-West Pacific, with comments on the distribution of T. eschmeyeri., Zootaxa 1466, pp. 19-34 : 20

The following specimens of T. (M.) eschmeyeri were also examined in this study for comparative purposes -

Tasman Sea: CSIRO H 1261-2 , 229.6 mm SL, southeast of St Helens , Tasmania, 41°22-24’S, 148°42’E, 890-895 m , FRV Soela, 5 Apr. 1988 ; CSIRO H 1533-2 , 277.0 mm SL, east of Brush Island , New South Wales, 35°29-30’S, 150°50- 51’E, 920-940 m , C. Bulman, FRV Soela, 17 May 1988 ; CSIRO H 2702-03 , 252.6 mm SL, northeast of Flinders Island , Tasmania, 39°15-16’S, 148°47-49’E, 910-1000 m , A. Graham, FRV Southern Surveyor, 29 June 1991 ; CSIRO H 2931-02 , 321.8 mm SL, Challenger Plateau , 37°38-42’S, 169°37-48’E, 970-960 m , H. Romero and M. Strauss, FV Kavrai, 15 Apr 1992 ; CSIRO H 2931-03 , 280.3 mm SL, same data as CSIRO H 2931-02 ; CSIRO H 2931-04 , 204.2 mm SL, same data as CSIRO H 2931-02 ; CSIRO H 2931-05 , 265.0 mm SL, same data as CSIRO H 2931-02 ; CSIRO H 2931-06 , 278.5 mm SL, same data as CSIRO H 2931-02 ; CSIRO H 3138-10 , 244.2 mm SL, Lord Howe Rise , 35°22-26’S, 164°30-43’E, 956-929 m , H. Romero, FV Ivan Golubets, 17 June 1992 ; CSIRO H 6042-02 , 127.4 mm SL, Lord Howe Rise , 32°38-41’S, 162°33’E, 855-874 m , P. Last et al., RV Tangaroa, 25 May 2003 ; CSIRO H 6043-17 , 298.1 mm SL, Lord Howe Rise , 32°39-42’S, 162°33-34’E, 850-872 m , P. Last et al., RV Tangaroa, 25 May 2003 ; CSIRO H 6043-18 , 326.6 mm SL, same data as CSIRO H 6043-17 ; CSIRO H 886-1 , 292.4 mm SL, east of St Patricks Head , Tasmania, 41°22-24’S, 148°43-48’E, 890-1052 m , CSIRO staff, FRV Soela, 7 June 1987 ; CSIRO T 1579-1 , 196.5 mm SL, east of St. Patricks Head , Tasmania, 41°35-38’S, 148°40-42’E, 900-950 m , RV Challenger, 22 Apr. 1982 ; CSIRO T 648 , 299.8 mm SL, east of Long Point , Tasmania, 41°46’S, 148°37’E, 830-850 m , R. Green, RV Bluefin, 18 May 1982 . Great Australian Bight: CSIRO T 528 , 284.4 mm SL, South Australia, 34°29- 34’S, 132°15’E, 900-952 m , K. Evans, FV Petuna Endeavour, 8 May 1983 ; CSIRO T 647 , 323.7 mm SL, southwest of King Island , Tasmania, 40°44-47’S, 143°30-32’E, 920-927 m , M. Wilson, RV Challenger, 16 Dec. 1981 ; CSIRO T 650 , 254.8 mm SL, southwest of King Island , Tasmania, 40°25-29’S, 143°19-21’E, 945-952 , M. Wilson, RV Challenger, 10 Jan. 1982 ; CSIRO T 1868-1 , 335.6 mm SL, west coast of Tasmania, 900 m , 5 June 1982 ; CSIRO H 4107-01 , 289.6 mm SL, west of South West Cape , Tasmania, 43°34’S, 145°45’E, 920 m , FV Petuna Explorer, 6 Nov. 1995 . Southeastern Indian Ocean: CSIRO H 2616-01 , 299.7 mm SL, west of Mandurah , Western Australia, 32°38-40’S, 114°26-28’E, 880-960 m , P. Last, FRV Southern Surveyor, 14 Feb. 1991 ; CSIRO H 3007-05 , 251.2 mm SL, southwest of Albany , Western Australia, 35°26,S, 117°25’E, 843 m , A. Williams, FV Akebono-maru, 22 Dec. 1989 ; CSIRO H 3007-18 , 262.9 mm SL, same data as CSIRO H 3007-05 ; CSIRO H 3102-02 , 285.8 mm SL, southwest of Cape Leeuwin , Western Australia, 35°03’S, 114°55’E, 785-800 m , A. Grice and F. Ewing, FV Star of Crimea, 22 May 1992 ; CSIRO H 3108-01 , 223.9 mm SL, southwest of Cape Leeuwin , Western Australia, 35°02’S, 114°46’E, 1000-1250 m , A. Grice and F. Ewing, FV Star of Crimea, 12 June 1992 ; CSIRO H 3174-15 , 216.7 mm SL, West Australian Ridge (Broken Ridge) , 31°36’S, 95°02’E, 1050 m , F. Ewing and G. Hutley, FV Star of Crimea, 30 June 1992 ; CSIRO H 3174-16 , 224.3 mm SL, same data as CSIRO H 3174-15 ; CSIRO H 3174-17 , 208.1 mm SL, same data as CSIRO H 3174-15 . Southwestern Indian Ocean: CSIRO H 5799-01 , 232.5 mm SL, South-West Indian Ridge , 39°01’S, 46°01’E, 600-820 m , R. Ashworth and T. Cantwell, FV Southern Champion, 5 June 2000 .