Species Astronesthes splendidus Brauer, 1902
Splendid Snaggletooth
- Astronesthes splendidus Brauer, A. 1902. Diagnosen von neuen Tiefseefischen, welche von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelt sind. Zoologischer Anzeiger 25(668): 277-298 [288].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (Depth 2000 meters. Holotype whereabouts unknown), South of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean [4°56´N, 78°15´13"E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
East of Osprey Reef, QLD (14°11'S, 148°37'E); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
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. 2000. Redescriptions and new data on the distribution of six rare and poorly known species of the mesopelagic fish genus Astronesthes (Astronesthidae). Journal of Ichthyology 40(Suppl. 1): 15-30
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/. (Splendid 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] (Splendid Snaggletooth)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 05-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |