Species Astronesthes ijimai Tanaka, 1908
Ijima's Snaggletooth
- Astronesthes ijimai Tanaka, S. 1908. Notes on some rare fishes of Japan, with descriptions of two new genera and six new species. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 23(13): 1-24 pls 1-2 [9, pl. 1(fig. 1)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) FMNH 89100 (Formerly CM 4610, 10 specimens), Sagami Sea, Japan.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Astronesthes martensii Klunzinger, 1871. —
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. (misidentification) - Astronesthes splendidus Brauer, 1902. —
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. (misidentification, in part)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest Shelf off Port Hedland, WA (117º02´E), to the Timor Sea, east of Evans Shoal, NT, and from Gold Coast, QLD (28°02'S, 153°59'E) to off Wollongong, NSW (34º13´S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Province (12), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [45] (originally identified as A. marensii)
Ecological Descriptors
Abyssopelagic, bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-5000 m.
General References
Parin, N.V. & Borodulina, O.D. 1994. Preliminary review of the Astronesthes chrysophekadion species group, distinguished as the subgenus Stomianodon Bleeker, with description of a new species. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 34(4): 457-468 figs 1-4 [in Russian, English translation in J. Ichthyol. 36(8): 551–565] [465]
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. lucifer (in part), A. splendidus (in part) and A. martensii)
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. [436]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Ijima's 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] (Ijima's Snaggletooth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 30-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |