Species Bathylagoides argyrogaster (Norman, 1930)
Silver Deepsea Smelt, Silver Big-eye Smelt
- Bathylagus argyrogaster Norman, J.R. 1930. Oceanic fishes and flatfishes collected in 1925–1927. Discovery Reports 2: 261-370 figs 1-47 pls 1-2 [273, fig. 4].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1930.1.12.12-20 9 specimens (depth 125-175 m), South Atlantic [2°43´30"S, 0°56´30"W].
Generic Combinations
- Bathylagoides argyrogaster (Norman, 1930). —
Whitley, G.P. 1951. New fish names and records. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1949–50: 61-68 figs 8-10 [61] (changed combination as subgenus Bathylagus (Bathylagoides) argyrogaster)
Carter, J. A. and Hartel, K. E. 2003. Argentinidae, Bathylagidae, Opisthoproctidae, Alepocephalidae, and Platytroctidae. Pp. 866-880 in Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Rome : FAO & American Society of Ichthyologists & Herpetologists Vol. 2 602-1373 pp. [870] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Off southwestern TAS (44º11´S, 143º36´E); temperate, discontinuous (south-west Pacific and South Atlantic).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
125-175 m.
General References
Carter, J. A. and Hartel, K. E. 2003. Argentinidae, Bathylagidae, Opisthoproctidae, Alepocephalidae, and Platytroctidae. Pp. 866-880 in Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Rome : FAO & American Society of Ichthyologists & Herpetologists Vol. 2 602-1373 pp. [870]
Kobyliansky, S.G. 1985. Material for the revision of the genus Bathylagus Günther (Bathylagidae): the group of "light" deepsea smelts. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 25(1): 51-67 [in Russian; English translation in J. Ichthyol. 25(2): 1–17] [64] (as Bathylagus argyrogaster)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [29] (201, as Bathylagus argyrogaster)
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]
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [168] (as Bathylagus argyrogaster)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (221, as Bathylagus argyrogaster)
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [29] (Silver Big-eye Smelt)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Silver Deepsea Smelt)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 06-Jun-2016 | 13-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |