Species Bathygadus spongiceps Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
Spongy Rat Tail, Spongehead Bathygadid
- Bathygadus spongiceps Gilbert, C.H. & Hubbs, C.L. 1920. The macrouroid fishes of the Philippine Islands and the East Indies. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(7): 369-588 figs 1-40 [381, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 78210, near Darvel Bay, Borneo, 525 fathoms.
Paratype(s) USNM 78235; USNM 220979; USNM 220978 2 specimens; USNM 220980.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southwest of Nuyts Archipelago, SA (33°45'S, 130°32'E) to northwest of Monte Bello Islands, WA (19°37´S, 113°16'E), and off Broken Bay (33°29´S, 152°12'E) to off Shoalhaven Heads (34°49´S, 151°17'E), NSW, also Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea; tropical, temperate, east-Indo-west Pacific (Philippines and Indonesia to New Zealand, the Kermadecs and New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
842 m - 1200 m
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [23]
Iwamoto, T. 1990. Family Macrouridae. pp. 90-318 in Cohen, D.M., Inada, T., Iwamoto, T. & Scialabba, N. FAO Species Catalogue. Gadiform fishes of the world (order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 10 442 pp. [94]
Iwamoto, T. 1999. Families Macrouridae, Bathylagidae, Moridae, Bregmacerotidae. pp. 1986-1998 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. [1994]
Iwamoto, T. & Graham, K.J. 2001. Grenadiers (Families Bathygadidae and Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Pisces) of New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 52(21): 407-509 figs 1-114 [423] (as Bathygadus cf. spongiceps)
Iwamoto, T. & McMillan, P.J. 2008. Family Bathygadidae. pp. 320-347 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [319]
Iwamoto, T. & Williams, A. 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(3): 105-243 figs 1-58 [115]
Common Name References
Iwamoto, T. & McMillan, P.J. 2008. Family Bathygadidae. pp. 320-347 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [319] (Spongehead Bathygadid)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spongy Rat Tail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 11-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |