Species Astronesthes bilobatus Parin & Borodulina, 1996
Twinlobe Snaggletooth
- Astronesthes bilobatus Parin, N.V. & Borodulina, O.D. 1996. Revision of the Astronesthes indicus species group (Astronesthidae), with descriptions of five new species. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 36(5): 581-596 [in Russian, English translation in J. Ichthyol. 36(8):551–565] [590, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 292317 (Depth 850 meters), Coral Sea, off north-eastern Australia [15°57'S, 146°52'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.27172-002 (2 specimens); CSIRO H529-03; SAM 27621; USNM 274412 (2 specimens); USNM 274430; USNM 301216; USNM 322327 (2 specimens); USNM 322349 (7 specimens); USNM 333295 (11 specimens); USNM 322297 (7 specimens); ZIL 51057; ZMM P-19977 (2 specimens); AM I.31154-009; AM I.21370-020; AM I.20313-017.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Astronesthes indicus Brauer, 1902 [previous two species in CAAB and earlier literature under the name indicus]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. (in part)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Point Cloates (22°59'54"S, 113°14' 8" E), WA, east of Escape Reef, QLD (15°57'S, 146°52'E), north of Norfolk Island, off Newcastle (32°55'S, 152°57' E to 33°20'S, 152°32'E) and Cascade Plateau, TAS; tropical, Atlantic-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Transition (19), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, mesopelagic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-2000 m
General References
Kenaley, C.P., Harold, A.S. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Stomiidae. pp. 240-254 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [241]
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [195] (as A. indicus, in part)
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Astronesthinae. pp. 434-439 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. [435]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Twinlobe Snaggletooth)
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] (Twinlobe Snaggletooth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 28-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |