Species Bathylagichthys greyae (Cohen, 1958)
Grey's Deepsea Smelt
- Bathylagus greyae Cohen, D.M. 1958. Two new species of Bathylagus from the western North Atlantic with notes on other species. Breviora. Museum of Comparative Zoology 98: 1-9 [5, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype FMNH 49730 (depth 500-550 m), near Bermuda [32°13.5´N, 64°32.5´W].
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 50974.
Generic Combinations
- Bathylagichthys greyae (Cohen, 1958). —
Kobyliansky, S.G. 1986. Materials for a revision of the family Bathylagidae (Teleostei, Salmoniformes). Transactions. P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology 121: 6-50 [in Russian] [49] (changed combination with description of genus Bathylagichthys)
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East of Maria Island, TAS (42°40'S, 148°25'E) to southwest of Cape Leeuwin, WA (35°02'S, 114°46'S); temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
100-920 m.
General References
Gon, O. & Stewart, A.L. 2014. A new species of the genus Bathylagichthys (Pisces, Bathylagidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 3884(4): 371-378 [373]
Kobyliansky, S.G. 1990. Two new species of the genus Bathylagichthys Kobyliansky (Bathylagidae, Salmoniformes) from Southern Hemisphere subpolar waters. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 30(4): 537-542 [English translation in J. Ichthyol. 30(5):21–27] [542]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Microstomatidae. pp. 373-378 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. [375]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Grey's Deepsea Smelt)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | ARGENTINIFORMES | 20-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 06-Jun-2016 | 13-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |