Species Astronesthes lucifer Gilbert, 1905
Pacific Snaggletooth, Pacific Astronesthid Fish
- Astronesthes lucifer Gilbert, C.H. 1905. The deep-sea fishes. In, Jordan, D.S. & Evermann, B.W. The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 23(2): 575-713 figs 230-276 pls 66-101 [605, pl. 71(3)].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 51516 (Depth 368-1021 fathoms (net probably not on the bottom.)), off Kauai Island, Hawaiian Islands.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South-west Scott Reef (14º51'S, 121º25'E), WA and east of Capricorn Group, QLD (23º45´S) to east of Pambula, NSW (36º53´S); temperate, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Timor Province (2)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-2000 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]
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]
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
Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase) (Pacific Astronesthid Fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pacific 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] (Pacific 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 |