Species Bathyteuthis abyssicola Hoyle, 1885
Bathyal Deepsea Squid
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Bathyteuthis abyssicola Hoyle W.E. 1885. Narrative of the voyage of the Challenger expedition. The Cephalopoda. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1: 269-274 [272].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1890.1.24.15, (between Prince Edward Is. and Crozets Ils, Southern Ocean) [46°16'S 48°27'E].Type locality references:
Hoyle, W.E. 1886. Report on the Cephalopoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 16(44): 1-245 pls 1-33.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Heard Island, Prydz Bay.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: bathypelagic.
Paralarva: mesopelagic, predator.
Nectonic.
General References
Lu, C.C. & Phillips, J.U. 1985. An annotated checklist of Cephalopoda from Australian waters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 2: 21-36 (Australian distribution)
Roper, C.F.E. 1969. Systematics and zoogeography of the worldwide bathypelagic squid genus Bathyteuthis (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 291: 1-210 pls 1-12
Roper, C.F.E. & Jereb, P. 2010. Family Bathyteuthidae. pp. 124-126 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 pp. 1-605. [125] (diagnostic features, geographical distribution, habitat and biology, interest to fisheries)
Roper, C.F.E. & Young, R.E. 1975. Vertical distribution of pelagic cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 209: 1-51 (ontogenetic descent)
Common Name References
Roper, C.F.E. & Jereb, P. 2010. Family Bathyteuthidae. pp. 124-126 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 pp. 1-605. [125] (Bathyal Deepsea Squid)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2014 | TEUTHIDA | 20-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |