Species Polyipnus paxtoni Harold, 1989
Paxton's Hatchetfish
- Polyipnus paxtoni Harold, A.S. 1989. A new species of Polyipnus (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) from the Coral Sea, with a revised key to the species of the P. spinosus complex. Copeia 1989(4): 871-876 figs 1-2 [872, figs 1, 2].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.25825-009 (Depth 0-300 meters), off north-east QLD [18°01´S, 147°07´E to 17°59´S, 147°05´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.25825-002 (Originally 7, now 6 specimens); AM I.25816-006 (3 specimens); AM I.25825-010 (ex I.25825-001).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cartier Island, WA (13°09'S, 123°12'E) and Coral Sea, QLD (16°05'S, 147°05'E to 18°01´S, 147°07´E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, continental shelf, continental slope, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
200-5000 m.
General References
Harold, A.S. 1999. Families Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Phosichthyidae, Astronesthidae, Stomiidae, Chauliodontidae, Melanostomiidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae. pp. 1896-1917 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1902]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Sternoptychidae. pp. 423-428 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [427]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Paxton's Hatchetfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [22] (Paxton's Hatchetfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 20-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |