- Anotopterus Zugmayer, E. 1911. Diagnoses des poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse Alice (1901 à 1910). Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 193: 1-14 [13].
Type species:
Anotopterus pharao Zugmayer, 1911 by monotypy.
Introduction
The genus is sometimes placed in the family Anotopteridae (Kukuev 1998) or in the Paralepididae (Nelson 2006). Davis (2010) placed the genus in the family Alepisauridae. Kukuev (1998) separated Anotopterus into three species, A. nikparini from the North Pacific, A. pharao from the North Atlantic and the southern circumglobal A. vorax. However, workers in Australia have generally retained the name A. pharao for the Australian and New Zealand specimens, but there is some suggestion that two species are found in southern waters. The names used here are tentative and further work is needed to clarify the species identities (Stewart 2015).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Central Eastern Province (12), Macquarie Island Province (24), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
General References
Davis, M.P. 2010. Evolutionary relationships of the Aulopiformes (Euteleostei: Cyclosquamata): a molecular and total evidence approach. pp. 431-470 in Nelson, J.S., Schultze, H.-P. & Wilson, M.V.H. Origin and Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Teleosts. München, Germany : Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 480 pp.
Kukuev, E.I. 1998. Systematics and distribution in the world ocean of daggertooth fishes of the genus Anotopterus (Anotopteridae, Aulopiformes). Journal of Ichthyology 38(9): 716-729 [original article in Russian in Voprosky ikhtiologii 38(6): 745–759]
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Paralepididae, Anotopteridae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae. pp. 581-606 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2016 | AULOPIFORMES | 12-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Anotopterus pharao Zugmayer, E. 1911. Diagnoses des poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse Alice (1901 à 1910). Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 193: 1-14 [13].
Type data:
Holotype MOM 0091-1154, eastern Atlantic [36°64'30"N, 11°49'W].
Introduction
Kukuev (1998) separated Anotopterus into three species, A. nikparini from the North Pacific, A. pharao from the North Atlantic and the southern circumglobal A. vorax. However, workers in Australia have generally retained the name A. pharao for the Australian and New Zealand specimens, but there is some suggestion that two species are found in southern waters. The names used here are tentative and further work is needed to clarify the species identities (Stewart 2015).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Based on specimens in CSIRO and NMV from off Nowra, NSW (34°57'E) and off southeast TAS (43°55'S); temperate, antitropical, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
675–2250 m.
General References
Kukuev, E.I. 1998. Systematics and distribution in the world ocean of daggertooth fishes of the genus Anotopterus (Anotopteridae, Aulopiformes). Journal of Ichthyology 38(9): 716-729 [original article in Russian in Voprosky ikhtiologii 38(6): 745–759] [751]
Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Paralepididae, Anotopteridae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae. pp. 581-606 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [596]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2016 | AULOPIFORMES | 14-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
Species Anotopterus vorax (Regan, 1913)
Southern Daggertooth, South Ocean Daggertooth
- Eugnathosaurus vorax Regan, C.T. 1913. The Antarctic fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 49(2): 229-292 figs 1-6 pls 1-11 [234, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype NMSZ 1921.143.325, off Coats Land, Antarctica [71°22´S, 16°34´W].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1912.7.1.67.
Generic Combinations
- Anotopterus vorax (Regan, 1913). —
Kukuev, E.I. 1998. Systematics and distribution in the world ocean of daggertooth fishes of the genus Anotopterus (Anotopteridae, Aulopiformes). Journal of Ichthyology 38(9): 716-729 [original article in Russian in Voprosky ikhtiologii 38(6): 745–759] [747] (changed combination with recognition of species; previously regarded as a junior synonym of A. pharao)
Introduction
Kukuev (1998) separated Anotopterus into three species, A. nikparini from the North Pacific, A. pharao from the North Atlantic and the southern circumglobal A. vorax. However, workers in Australia have generally retained the name A. pharao for the Australian and New Zealand specimens, but there is some suggestion that two species are found in southern waters. The names used here are tentative and further work is needed to clarify the species identities (Stewart 2015).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, mesopelagic.
General References
Kukuev, E.I. 1998. Systematics and distribution in the world ocean of daggertooth fishes of the genus Anotopterus (Anotopteridae, Aulopiformes). Journal of Ichthyology 38(9): 716-729 [original article in Russian in Voprosky ikhtiologii 38(6): 745–759] [718]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Paralepididae. pp. 490-494 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. [491]
Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Paralepididae, Anotopteridae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae. pp. 581-606 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [596]
Common Name References
Kukuev, E.I. 1998. Systematics and distribution in the world ocean of daggertooth fishes of the genus Anotopterus (Anotopteridae, Aulopiformes). Journal of Ichthyology 38(9): 716-729 [original article in Russian in Voprosky ikhtiologii 38(6): 745–759] [718] (South Ocean Daggertooth)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Southern Daggertooth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2016 | AULOPIFORMES | 14-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |