Species Astronesthes trifibulatus Gibbs, Amaoka & Haruta, 1984
Triplethread Snaggletooth
- Astronesthes trifibulatus Gibbs, R.H. Jr, Amaoka, K. & Haruta, C. 1984. Astronesthes trifibulatus, a new Indo-Pacific stomioid fish (family Astronesthidae) related to the Atlantic A. similis. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 31(1): 5-14 [5, figs 1, 2(C-G)].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 257438 (Depth 0-170 meters), Off Hawaiian Islands [21°20´N, 158°20´W].
Paratype(s) BPBM 28868 (2 specimens); HUMZ 98393-94 (2 specimens); MNHN; SAM 24519; SIO 73-141, 73-149; USNM 208469, 257439-40; ZMUC P208387, P208390.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Dampier, WA (18º06´S) and off Sydney, NSW; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Abyssopelagic, bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 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]
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. [195] (misidentified as Astronesthes splendidus (in part))
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/. (Triplethread 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] (Triplethread Snaggletooth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 05-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |