Genus Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891

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• Lamprogrammus Alcock, A.W. 1891. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey steamer Investigator, Commander R.F. Hoskyn, R.N., commanding. Series II. No 1. On the results of deep sea dredging during the season 1890–91. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 8(43): 16-34 figs 1-2 pls 7-8 [32].

  Type species:

   Lamprogrammus niger Alcock, 1891 by monotypy.
• Bassobythites Brauer, A. 1906. Die Tiefsee-Fische. 1. Systematischer Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 15(1): 1-432 figs 1-176 pls 1-18 [307].

  Type species:

   Bassobythites brunswigi Brauer, 1906 by monotypy.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Cohen, D.M., Hensley, D.A. & Kimmel III, J.J. 1991. The deepsea ophidiid fish genus Lamprogrammus, a senior synonym of Bassobythites, with notes on the synonymy and distribution of L. brunswigi. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 38(2): 125-132 [126]

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Circumglobal.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Transition (3), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

General References

Cohen, D.M., Hensley, D.A. & Kimmel III, J.J. 1991. The deepsea ophidiid fish genus Lamprogrammus, a senior synonym of Bassobythites, with notes on the synonymy and distribution of L. brunswigi. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 38(2): 125-132 [126]

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 [33]

Cohen, D.M. & Rohr, B.A. 1993. Description of a giant circumglobal Lamprogrammus species (Pisces: Ophidiidae). Copeia 1993(2): 470-475 figs 1-2

Fahay, M.P. & Nielsen, J.G. 2003. Ontogenetic evidence supporting a relationship between Brotulotaenia and Lamprogrammus (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) based on the morphology of exterilium and rubaniform larvae. Ichthyological Research 50(3): 209-220 [209]

Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Ophidiidae. pp. 556-566 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. [562]

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. [48, 70]

Nielsen, J.G. & Cohen, D.M. 1986. Family No. 96: Ophidiidae. pp. 345-350 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [348]

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. [1981]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Jun-2015	OPHIDIIFORMES	18-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED