Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker 1878
- Dataset
- Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Perciformes
- family
- Uranoscopidae
- genus
- Uranoscopus
- species
- Uranoscopus oligolepis
distribution
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Saya de Malha Bank (western Indian Ocean) east to Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to New Caledonia. Sand and rubble bottoms, 50 – 150 m depth. Marine.
materials_examined
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM 11224 (2 specimens, 35.3 – 39.8 mm SL, St. CP 4457 - 09 - 10, northeast of Bangatang Island), NTUM 11276 (1 specimen, 32.3 mm SL, St. DW 4474 - 8, southeast of Bauddisson Island), and NTUM 11320 (1 specimen, 38.4 mm SL, St. CP 4490 - 21, off northwest side of New Hanover).
Name
- Homonyms
- Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker 1878