Scorpaenidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 80-83

Scorpaenidae

(scorpionfish)

Brachypterois serrulata (Richardson, 1846)

Sawcheek Lionfish

Sebastes serrulata Richardson, 1846b: 215 (Sea of China).

Brachypterois serrulata — Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 66 (western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 877 (NT; N coast, Timor–Arafura Seas).

Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, 1829)

Dwarf Lionfish

Pterois brachyptera Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829b: 368 (locality unknown).

Dendrochirus brachypterus — Paxton et al. 1989: 440 (N.T.); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 878 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829)

Zebra Lionfish

Pterois zebra Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829b: 367 ( Mauritius).

Dendrochirus zebra — Martin 1978: 19 (Darwin area); Paxton et al. 1989: 440 (NT); Larson and Williams 1997: 352 (Darwin area); Hoese et al. 2006: 878 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Ebosia bleekeri (Döderlein, 1884)

Cockscomb Lionfish

Pterois bleekeri Döderlein, 1884: 200 , pl. 6 (Tokyo, Japan).

Arafura Sea, N of Bathurst Island (NTM S.12926-005).

New record for the NT.

Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler, 1938)

Orange Scorpionfish

Scorpaena amplisquamiceps Fowler, 1938a: 55 ( Philippines) .

Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps — Ramm 1997: 14 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Poss 1999: 2322 (northwestern Australia; map, NT Gulf of Carpentaria) .

Sebastapistes amplisquamiceps — Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea).

N of Goulburn Island ; Arafura Sea ; N of Cape Don.

Neomerinthe megalepis (Fowler, 1938)

Largescale Scorpionfish

Scorpaena megalepis Fowler, 1938a: 56 (near Hong Kong, China Sea).

Neomerinthe sp. — Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea).

N of Cape Wessel; Arafura Sea.

Parascorpaena picta (Cuvier, 1829)

Painted Scorpionfish

Scorpaena picta Cuvier (ex Kuhl and van Hasselt), in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829b: 321 (Java).

Scorpaena bynoensis Richardson, 1845b: 22 (northwest coast of Australia).—Macleay 1978: 353 (Port Darwin); Paradice and Whitley 1927: 91 (Cape Wessel); Taylor 1964: 285 (Nightcliff; East Point Reef; Bartalumba Bay; Yirrkalla).

Sebastapistes bynoensis — Macleay 1878: 353 (Port Darwin).

Scorpaena bynaensis — Macleay 1881a: 431 (Port Darwin).

Scorpaena picta — Paxton et al. 1989: 448–449 (NT); Larson and Williams 1997: 353 (reef off Bullocky Point; off NW tip East Point); Larson 1997: 29 (Field Island); Larson 1999b: 31 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 40 (Field Island).

Parascorpaena picta — Larson 2002: 32 (Field Island); Hoese et al. 2006: 883 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Motomura et al. 2009: 52 (Cape Wessel; East Point; Port Darwin; Cape Keith, Melville Island; Mightcliff [lapsus for Nightcliff], Darwin; Bartolombo Bay, Groote Eylandt).

Pterois antennata ( Bloch, 1787)

Spotfin Lionfish

Scorpaena antennata Bloch, 1787: 16 ( Ambon) .

Pterois antennata — Hoese et al. 2006: 813 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Pterois russellii Bennett, 1831 Plaintail Lionfish Pterois russellii Bennett, 1831: 128 ( Mauritius) .— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 335 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]);

Paxton et al. 1989: 447 (N.T.); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 66 (Joseph

Bonaparte Gulf; Fog Bay; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 880 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Pterois lunulata — Hoese et al. 2006: 879 (NT; N coast).

Pterois volitans ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Lionfish

Gasterosteus volitans Linnaeus, 1758: 296 , based on Gronow (Amboina).

Pterois volitans — Saville-Kent 1889: 239 (Port Darwin); Paxton et al. 1989: 447 (NT); Larson and Williams 1997: 353 (Port Darwin); Hoese et al. 2006: 880 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Scorpaenodes evides ( Jordan and Thompson, 1914)

Cheekspot Scorpionfish

Thysanichthys evides Jordan and Thompson, 1914: 272 (Misaki, Japan).

Scorpaenodes littoralis — Paxton et al. 1989: 45 (NT); Hoese et al. 2006: 887 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Scorpaenodes guamensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824

Guam Scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes guamensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824: 326 ( Guam) .— Paxton et al. 1989: 449 (NT); Hoese et al. 2006: 887 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer and Rao, 1972 Little Scorpionfish Scorpaenodes smithi Eschmeyer and Rao, 1972: 59 (Andaman Sea, off W. Malaysia).— Ramm 1997: 14 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea).

N of Goulburn Island ; N of Cape Wessel; Arafura Sea.

Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Whitley, 1959 Furneaux Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis palmeri furneauxi Whitley, 1959b: 24 (northwest of Pine Peak Island, Queensland). Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 335 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989:

81 (Arafura Sea).

North Anson Bay, Timor Sea; off Cape Wessel, Arafura Sea; N of Hawknest Island, Groote Eylandt.

Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby, 1910

Humpback Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby, 1910a: 29 (Bulwer, Queensland).

Scorpaena diabolus — Macleay 1878: 353 (Port Darwin).

Scorpaenopsis diabolus — McCulloch 1929: 385 (Northern Territory); Paxton et al. 1989: 450 (NT); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997: 353 (Port Darwin); Hoese et al. 2006: 889 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Scorpaenopsis gibbosa — Taylor 1964: 284–285 (Port Darwin); Paxton et al. 1989: 451 (NT).

Rimbija Island, Cape Wessel; W side Bremer Island .

Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1837

Yellowfin Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1837: 159 (sea of East Indies).

Scorpaenopsis sp. — Ramm 1997: 14 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E). N of Smith Point, S of Orontes Reef, Cobourg Peninsula ; N of Cape Wessel, Arafura Sea; N of Wedge

Rock, Groote Eylandt.

Scorpaenopsis possi Randall and Eschmeyer, 2001

Poss’s Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis possi Randall and Eschmeyer, 2001: 54 ( Pitcairn Island).

W side New Year Island.

New record for the NT (NTM S.10590-006).

Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)

Raggy Scorpionfish

Scorpaena venosa Cuvier 1829: 166 (Red Sea).

Scorpaenopsis novaguinea — Taylor 1964: 285 (Yirrkalla).