Genus Barathronus Goode & Bean, 1886

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• Barathronus Goode, G.B. & Bean, T.H. 1886. Reports on the results of dredging under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877–78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879–80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer Blake, Lieut. Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. 28. Description of thirteen species and two genera of fishes from the Blake collection. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 12(5): 153-170 [164].

  Type species:

   Barathronus bicolor Goode & Bean, 1886 by monotypy.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Circumglobal.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Northwest Transition (3), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

General References

Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Aphyonidae. pp. 575-576 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. [576]

Cohen, D.M. & Nielsen, J.G. 1978. Guide to the identification of genera of the fish order Ophidiiformes with a tentative classification of the order. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Technical Report 417: 1-72 figs 1-103 [61]

Nielsen, J.G. 1969. Systematics and biology of the Aphyonidae (Pisces : Ophidioidea). Galathea Report 10: 1-90 figs 1-57 pls 1-4 [28]

Nielsen, J.G. 1986. Family No. 99: Aphyonidae. pp. 356-357 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [357]

Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp. [136, 138]

Nielsen. J.G. 1999. Families Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae, Aphionidae. pp. 1978-1985 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. [1985]

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. [318]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023	OPHIDIIFORMES	31-Aug-2022	MODIFIED
22-Jun-2015	OPHIDIIFORMES	28-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED