Species Astronesthes indopacificus Parin & Borodulina, 1997
Indo-Pacific Snaggletooth, Indo-Pacific Stareaster
- Astronesthes indopacificus Parin, N.V. & Borodulina, O.D. 1997. A review of the "species group Astronesthes cyaneus" (Astronesthidae) with a description of two new species. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 37(6): 772-784 [in Russian, English translation in J. Ichthyol. 37(9): 737–748] [781, fig. 4].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 256917 (Depth 375 meters), North Pacific [0°18´N, 150°12´W].
Paratype(s) AM I.28740-023; AM I.28741-019; BMNH 1984.1.1.20 (2 specimens); ZIL 51285-86 (2 specimens); ZMM 20221; AMSA I.91139; USNM 203634; USNM 256923; ZMMU P-20220-35 (ZMMU P-20227 and ZMMU P-20233 each has 2 specimens, all others are single specimens).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Astronesthes cyaneus Braur, 1902 [Astronesthes indopacificus Parin & Borodulina, 1997 sometimes referred to as A. cyaneus in Australia]. —
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. [436] (misidentification, A. cyaneus is valid, but not yet known form Australia)
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Off Newcastle (33º01´S) to off Port Kembla (34°28'S, 151°29'E), NSW; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-2000 m.
General References
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. [194] (as Astronesthes cyaneus)
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/. (Indo-Pacific Snaggletooth)
Stewart, A.L. & Kenaley, C.P. 2015. Subfamily Astronesthinae. pp. 471-487 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [477] (Indo-Pacific Stareaster)
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] (Indo-Pacific Snaggletooth)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 01-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |