Paralichthyidae

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 : 223-225

Paralichthyidae

(sand flounders)

Pseudorhombus argus Weber, 1913

Peacock Flounder

Pseudorhombus argus Weber, 1913b: 425 (Aru Islands) .— Pender et al. 1992: 69 (Arnhem coast); Ramm 1997: 20 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Hoese et al. 2006: 1827 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

W of Point Blaze.

Pseudorhombus arsius ( Hamilton, 1822)

Largetooth Flounder

Pseudorhombus arsius Hamilton, 1822: 128 (Ganges) .

Rhombus lentiginosus Richardson 1843: 495 (Port Essington).

Pseudorhombus russelli — Günther 1862: 424 (Port Essington); Macleay 1878: 362 (Port Darwin).

Pseudorhombus multimaculatus — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 91 (Pellew Islands).

Pseudorhombus arsius — McCulloch 1929: 279 (Northern Territory); Norman 1934: 101 (Port Essington); Taylor 1964: (Emerald River, Groote Eylandt; Port Bradshaw); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 347 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 69 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and Williams 1997: 373 (East Point reef area; Ludmilla Creek; NW of Middle Point); Hoese et al. 2006: 1827 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Fisher and Calaby 2009: 36 (Coral Bay, Port Essington).

Pseudorhombus elevatus — Larson and Williams 1997: 373 (S of Dudley Point; Darwin Harbour).

Bynoe Harbour; Darwin Harbour; Shoal Bay; Field Island; Port Essington; King River, SE of Goulburn

Island; Bartalumba Bay.

Pseudorhombus diplospilos Norman, 1926 Bigtooth Twinspot Flounder Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman, 1926b: 266 (Hervey Bay, Queensland).— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 347 (Region

D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 69 (Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1828 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus Regan, 1905

Three Twinspot Flounder

Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus Regan, 1905: 25 (Inland Sea of Japan).— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 347 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1828 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). King River estuary, Arnhem Land.

Pseudorhombus elevatus Ogilby, 1912

Deep Flounder

Pseudorhombus elevatus Ogilby, 1912: 45 (Bulwer, Moreton Bay, Queensland).— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 347 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 10 (Groote Eylandt); Pender et al. 1992: 69 (Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1828 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Russell and Smit 2007: 260 (Kakadu). Volsella Shoal; Arafura Sea; N of Port Essington; NW of Cape Wessel.

Pseudorhombus jenynsii (Bleeker, 1855) Smalltooth Flounder Platessa jenynsii Bleeker, 1855d: 15 (King George Sound, WA) . Pseudorhombus jenynsii — Larson and Williams 1997: 373 (East Arm boat ramp; Darwin Harbour); Hoese et al.

2006: 1829 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Darwin Harbour; Coral Bay, Cobourg Peninsula. Pellew Islands (AMS material).

Pseudorhombus megalops Fowler, 1934

Bigeye Flounder

Pseudorhombus megalops Fowler, 1934b: 329 (between Samar and Masbate, Philippines, Albatross sta. D.5392).— Hoese et al. 2006: 1829 (NT; N coast, Arafura Sea).

Pseudorhombus sp. — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 347 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea).

Pseudorhombus spinosus McCulloch 1914

Spiny Flounder

Pseudorhombus spinosus McCulloch, 1914a: 129 (Houtmans Abrolhos, Western Australia).—Gloerfeldt-Tarp and Kailola 1984: 357 (13° 29'S 129° 01'E); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 347 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 69 (Melville Island area; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1830 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).