Species Alabes scotti Hutchins & Morrison, 2004
Scott's Shore Eel
Compiler and date details
27 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Alabes scotti Hutchins, B. & Morrison, S. 2004. Five new fish species of the genus Alabes (Gobiesocidae: Cheilobranchinae). Records of the Australian Museum 56: 147-158 [155, fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.3776-01, Disaster Bay, NSW [37°18.9'S, 149°59.6'E to 37°16.5'S, 149°59.3'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.23428-001; AM I.36095-001; AM I.37680-001; WAM P.32222-001.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Tathra, NSW (36°37'S), to Cape Paterson, VIC (145°35'E) and off Wardleys Point, south of St Helens (41°40'S), TAS, possibly west to Portland, VIC on the southern coast; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
24–46 m.
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2008. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 722-741 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [731]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2013 | GOBIESOCOIDEI | 09-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |