Species Bassozetus glutinosus (Alcock, 1890)

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• Bathyonus glutinosus Alcock, A.W. 1890. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine survey steamer Investigator. No. 16. On the bathybial fishes collected in the Bay of Bengal during the season 1889–1890. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 6(33): 197-222 pls 8-9 [211].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 1890.11.28.37 (ex ZSI 12828), off Madras coast, Bay of Begal, India, 1310 fathoms [18°26´N, 85°24´E].
  Paralectotype(s) MNHP 1890-0344 (ex ZSI F12826), off Madras coast, Bay of Begal, India, 1310 fathoms [18°26´N, 85°24´E]; USNM 231712 (ex. ZSI F12827), off Madras coast, Bay of Begal, India, 1310 fathoms [18°26´N, 85°24´E]; ZSI F.12824-25, off Madras coast, Bay of Begal, India, 1310 fathoms [18°26´N, 85°24´E].

  Subsequent designation references:

  Nielsen, J.G. & Merrett, N.R. 2000. Revision of the cosmopolitan deep-sea genus Bassozetus (Pisces: Ophidiidae) with two new species. Galathea Report 18: 7-56 1 pl. 39 figs [30].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Nielsen, J.G. & Quéro, J.-C. 1991. Quelques Ophidiiformes de l'Ile de la Réunion: description d'une espèce nouvelle. Cybium 15(3): 193-198 [193]

 

Generic Combinations

• Bassozetus glutinosus (Alcock). —
  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. [57]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off North West Cape, WA, Indo-west-central Pacific; tropical.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Bathyal, benthic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

1460-1700m

 

General References

Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [366]

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. [557]

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. [56]

Nielsen, J.G. & Merrett, N.R. 2000. Revision of the cosmopolitan deep-sea genus Bassozetus (Pisces: Ophidiidae) with two new species. Galathea Report 18: 7-56 1 pl. 39 figs [30]

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. [1980]

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Glutin Assfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Jun-2015	OPHIDIIFORMES	17-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED