- Astronesthes indicus Brauer, A. 1902. Diagnosen von neuen Tiefseefischen, welche von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelt sind. Zoologischer Anzeiger 25(668): 277-298 [287].
Type data:
Neotype ZIL 51105 (Holotype (ZMB 17433) from Zanzibar lost. Neotype designated by Parin & Borodulina 1996. Depth 1000 m), Southeast of Sri Lanka [5°09'N, 86°18'E].Subsequent designation references:
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] [587].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off North West Cape (22°12'S, 112°53'E) to off Port Hedland (18°32'S, 116°50'E), WA, records from eastern Australia require confirmation; tropical, Indo-Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Abyssopelagic, bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-5000 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. [1906]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [19]
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] [584]
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/. (Black 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] (Black Snaggletooth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 01-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |