Species Eustomias australensis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
Australian Dragonfish
- Eustomias (Nominostomias) australensis Gibbs, R.H., Clarke, T.A. & Gomon, J.R. 1983. Taxonomy and distribution of the stomioid fish genus Eustomias (Melanostomiidae), I: subgenus Nominostomias. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 380: 1-139 figs 1-44 [31, fig. 5h].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.20901–001 (depth 0-500 meters), off Bega, NSW [36°37´S, 152°10´´E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known in Australia only from the holotype off Bega, NSW (36º37´S); temperate, south-west Pacific (New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11)
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
0-500 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. [1913]
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. [249]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melanostomiinae. pp. 443-452 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. [445]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Australian Dragonfish)
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] (Australian Dragonfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 21-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |