Species Astronesthes psychrolutes (Gibbs & Weitzman, 1965)
Temperate Snaggletooth, Violetpatch Stareater
- Cryptostomias psychrolutes Gibbs, R.H. & Weitzman, S.H. 1965. Cryptostomias psychrolutes, a new genus and species of astronesthid fish from the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 128: 265-271 figs 1-2 [268, figs 1, 2].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC P.203821 (Depth about 1500 meters), Kermadec Islands, southwestern Pacific [30°08'S, 176°50'W].
Paratype(s) USNM 198506.
Generic Combinations
- Astronesthes psychrolutes (Gibbs & Weitzman, 1965). —
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 [3] (changed combination)
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Kangaroo Island and off West Point, SA, probably widely distributed from NSW to WA in southern waters; temperate, southern Atlantic Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Southern Province (8)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
200-1196 m.
General References
Collins, S.P. & Baron, M.P. 1981. Demersal and pelagic trawling survey of the M.T. Denebola in southern Australian waters, 1979–80 summer. Tasmanian Fisheries Research 24: 2-48 figs 1-22
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.
Kenaley, C.P., Harold, A.S. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Stomiidae. pp. 240-254 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [242]
Parin, N.V. & Borodulina, O.D. 2003. Phylogeny, systematics, and zoogeography of the mesopelagic genus Astronesthes (Astronesthidae, Stomiiformes). Journal of Ichthyology 43(8): 557-576 [595]
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. [437]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Temperate 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. [480] (Violetpatch Stareater)
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] (Temperate Snaggletooth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 19-May-2020 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |