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Lythrichthys longimanus
Lythrichthys longimanus (Alcock, 1894)
This species is in the Catalogue of Life but not yet in the 2023 GBIF backbone or on iNaturalist: most likely it was described, or split from another species, very recently. What is known so far is below.
- Also published as
- Lioscorpius longiceps var. longimanus Alcock, 1894; Setarches longimanus (Alcock, 1894); Starches longimanus (Alcock, 1894); Lioscorpius longiceps longimanus Alcock, 1894; Lythrichthys eulabes Jordan & Starks, 1904; Scorpaenella cypho Fowler, 1938
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Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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References
- Fowler, H. W. (1938). Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer “Albatross”, chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 85 (3032): 31–135. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.85-3032.31
- Jordan, D. S., & Starks, E. C. (1904). A review of the scorpaenoid fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 27 (1351): 91–175, Pls. 1–2. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.27-1351.91
- Alcock, A. W. (1894). Illustrations of the zoology of the Royal Indian marine surveying steamer Investigator,...Fishes. Calcutta. Part 2, no p., Pls. 8–13.
From the Catalogue of Life (catalogueoflife.org), compiled from its specialist databases; CC BY 4.0. This name in the Catalogue of Life.