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Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976

Whitley's gurnard perch
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Common names: Whitley's gurnard perch, Whitley's scorpionfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, off Southport, Queensland, AMS IB.4409 (holotype of Maxillicosta whitleyi, 5.61 cm SL) (Ref. 57438). Known from Southport, Qld (27°58'S) to Flinders Island, SA (134°31'E) (Ref. 75154). Also Ref. 7300.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

惠氏大颌新鲉, Whitley's scorpionfish, 惠氏大頜新鮋, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Neosebastidae (Gurnard scorpionfishes)
Etymology: Maxillicosta: Latin, maxilla = jaw + Latin, costa, -ae = rib or rib like parts (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 140 m (Ref. 9563).   Temperate; 28°S -

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