Species Bathylagichthys kobylianskyi Gon & Stewart, 2014
- Bathylagichthys kobylianskyi Gon, O. & Stewart, A.L. 2014. A new species of the genus Bathylagichthys (Pisces, Bathylagidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 3884(4): 371-378.
Type data:
Holotype NMNZ P.35456, Hikurangi Trench, New Zealand [42°12’S, 177°30’E].
Paratype(s) NMNZ P.13911, East Cape Ridge to southern Kermadec Trench, North Island, NZ [37°50.9’S, 178°55.4’E]; NMNZ P.13912, off Mahia Peninsula, outer Hikurangi Trench, North Island, NZ [39°9.51’S, 179°10.7’E]; NMNZ P.13914, SE of Gisborne, western Hikurangi Trench, North Island, NZ [39°5.07'S, 178°37.69'E]; NMNZ P.13915 (2), E of East Cape Ridge, North Island, NZ [38°22.16'S, 179°15.69'E]; NMNZ P.13916 (2), Gisborne, Ranfurly Bank, North Island, NZ [38°22.0’S, 179°45.9'E]; NMNZ P.17971 (3), East Cape Ridge, North Island, NZ [38°22'S, 179°35.35'E]; NMNZ P.17992 (5), E of Mahia Peninsula, North Island, NZ [39°0.64'S, 178°26.065'E]; NMNZ P.19969, Gisborne, SE of East Cape, North Island, NZ [37°51.65'S, 178°55.7'E]; NMNZ P.20680, East Cape sampling area, North Island, NZ; NMNZ P.35414, Hikurangi Trench, NZ [40°05.0’S, 179°20.0’E]; NMNZ P.39740, Southern New Caledonian Basin [35º59.02'S, 170º03.58'E]; NMNZ P.53051, Hikurangi Trench, NZ [40°08.46’S, 178°14.59’E]; NMNZ P.54489, Hawke’s Bay, N of Mahia Peninsula, North Island, NZ [39°09.95’S, 178°48.76’E]; NMNZ P.56083, collected with holotype; NMNZ P.18546 (2), E of Wanganella Bank [32°14.35'S, 167°47.8'E]; NMNZ P.18917 (3), northern central Tasman Basin [40°06.95'S, 160°15.75'E]; BMNH 2014.7.21.2–3 (2) (ex NMNZ P.13912); CSIRO H 7584-01 (2) (ex NMNZ P.13911); SAIAB 200132 (3) (ex NMNZ P.13916); MCZ 171511 (ex NMNZ P.18917); NSMT 120864 (2) (ex NMNZ P.18917); USNM 432150 (3) (ex NMNZ P.18917).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Bathylagichthys problematicus Lloris & Rucabado, 1985 [a misidentification]. —
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] [27] (in key to species of Bathylagichthys)
Introduction
This species was described based on a large number of misidentified B. problematicus and it is possible that some records of B. problematicus from Australia represent this species (see Gon & Stewart 2014).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
One record from inside AUS EEZ south of Norfolk Island (32°14'S, 167°48'E), but also recorded from southern Tasman Sea and likely to be present in Australian waters; temperate
IMCRA
Norfolk Island Province (21)
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 [377]
Gon, O. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Family Bathylagidae. pp. 337-345 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [339]
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] [27] (as B. problematicus, in key)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTACANTHOPTERYGII | 23-May-2016 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |