Fisheries Research Articles

First record of Randall's snapper Randallichthys filamentosus (Perciformes: Lujanidae) from the eastern Indian Ocean (north-western Australia)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-9-2009

Journal Title

Journal of Fish Biology

ISSN

Print: 0022-1112 Electronic: 1095-8649

Keywords

Australia, Dispersal, New record, Scott Reef

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Behavior and Ethology | Marine Biology | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Population Biology

Abstract

The rare Randall's snapper Randallichthys filamentosus is recorded here for the first time in the eastern Indian Ocean from Scott Reef, north-western Australia. A single specimen of R. filamentosus, measuring 495 mm fork length, was captured on 9 July 2006 at a depth of 211 m on the outer reef slopes of Scott Reef. The capture of this specimen indicates that this deepwater fish is more widely distributed than was previously acknowledged and further implies that this species has a dispersal capacity that extends across ocean boundaries.

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02382.x