Species Lampanyctodes hectoris (Günther, 1876)
Hector's Lanternfish
- Scopelus hectoris Günther, A. 1876. Remarks on fishes, with descriptions of new species in the British Museum, chiefly from southern seas. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 17(43): 389-402 [399].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1876.2.12.18, Cook Strait, NZ.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Sydney, NSW (33º50´S) to off Hobart, TAS (44ºS) and Point Dempster, WA (34º23´S, 124º13´E); temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Tasmania: S oceanic, SE oceanic
- Victoria: SE oceanic
- Western Australia: W oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, mesopelagic.
General References
Collins, S.P. & Baron, M.P. 1981. Demersal and pelagic trawling survey of the M.T. Denebola in southern Australian waters, 1979–80 summer. Tasmanian Fisheries Research 24: 2-48 figs 1-22
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Web 2004. Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary., Fishbase, FAO) (Hector's Lanternfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |