Species Bathylagus antarcticus Günther, 1878
Antarctic Deepsea Smelt, Antarctic Big-eye Smelt, Antarctic Big-eyed Smelt
- Bathylagus antarcticus Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 2(2, 22, 28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251 [248].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.12.7.230 (depth 1950 fathoms), Southern Ocean [53°55´S, 108°53´E]. - Bathylagus glacialis Regan, C.T. 1913. The Antarctic fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 49(2): 229-292 figs 1-6 pls 1-11 [231, pl. 9 (fig. 2)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1912.7.1.63-64, Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Syntype(s) NMSZ 1921.143.307, Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gon, O. 1990. Bathylagidae. pp. 107-110 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [107]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Newcastle, NSW (33º09´S, 153º05'E) to west of Granville Harbour, TAS (41º53´S, 144º24´E), also recorded throughout Australian Antarctic Territory; temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Macquarie Island Province (24)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, marine, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
200-3600 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Bathylagidae. 240 fig. 214 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [240]
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] (200)
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]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (222, as Bathylagus (Bathylagoides) antarcticus)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Bathylagidae. 240 fig. 214 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [240] (Antarctic Deepsea Smelt, Antarctic Big-eyed Smelt)
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] (Antarctic Big-eye Smelt)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Antarctic Deepsea Smelt)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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06-Jun-2016 | PROTACANTHOPTERYGII | 16-Aug-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
06-Jun-2016 | 13-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |