Species Astronesthes kreffti Gibbs & McKinney, 1988

• Astronesthes kreffti Gibbs, R.H. & McKinney, J.F. 1988. High-count species of the stomiid fish genus Astronesthes from the southern subtropical convergence region: two new species and redescription of Cryptostomias (= Astronesthes) psychrolutes. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 460: 1-25 [6, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Holotype ISH 839/71 (Depth 0-200 meters), South Atlantic [39°55´S, 26°02´W].
  Paratype(s) ISH 1022/71; ISH 1042/71; ISH 3441/71; USNM 270300; USNM 270305.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Astronesthes sp. —
  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.

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Off South East Cape, TAS (47º12´S); temperate, southern circumglobal.

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10)

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 sp.)

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]

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. [478]

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Krefft's 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. (Krefft's 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] (Krefft's Snaggletooth)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
11-Sep-2020	STOMIIFORMES	04-Oct-2019	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED