Species Bathyuroconger vicinus (Vaillant, 1888)
Largetooth Conger, Large-toothed Conger
- Uroconger vicinus Vaillant, L.L. 1888. Expéditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Paris : G. Masson 406 pp. 28 pls. [86, pl.6 (figs. 1, 1a-b)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 1884-0433, coasts of Souda, Argnin Bank and Cape Verde Islands, 1495m; MNHP 1884-0434, coasts of Souda, Argnin Bank and Cape Verde Islands,1495m; MNHP 1884-0436, coasts of Souda, Argnin Bank and Cape Verde Islands,1495m; MNHP 1884-0437, coasts of Souda, Argnin Bank and Cape Verde Islands,1495m
Comment: Bachot, Desoutter & Castle (1993) list MNHP 1884-0436 as holotype (Bauchot, M.-L., Desoutter, M. & Castle, P.H.J. 1993. Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Cybium 17(2): 91–151). - Uroconger braueri Weber, M. & de Beaufort, L.F. 1916. The Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Ostariophysi: II. Cyprinoidea, Apodes, Synbranchi. Leiden : Brill Vol. 3 455 pp. 214 figs. [266].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SMF 2128, Sumatra, Indonesia and east Africa; ZMH 12661, Sumatra, Indonesia and east Africa.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Bathyuroconger vicinus (Vaillant, 1888). —
Smith, D.G. 1989. Family Congridae. pp. 460–567 in Böhlke, E.B. (ed.) Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes. Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Sears Foundation for Marine Research, Yale University, Pt 9, Vol. 1. 655 pp. [541] (changed combination cited, see references therein for earlier usage)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest of Geraldton, WA (28°04'S, 112°43'E) to north of Exmouth, WA (20°55'S, 112°52'E), and NE of Raine Island, QLD (11°32'S, 144°10'E) and off Newcastle, NSW to off Babel Island, TAS (ca. 39°57'S, 148°20'E); tropical, Atlantic-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Cape Province (20), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
854-1139 m
General References
Castle, P.H.J. & Smith, D.G. 1999. A reassessment of the eels of the genus Bathycongrus in the Indo-west Pacific. Journal of Fish Biology 54(5): 973-995 [975]
Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Congridae. pp. 287-297 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. [290]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [17]
Smith, D.G. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Derichthyidae, Nemichthyidae, Congridae, Nettastomatidae, Serrivomeridae. pp. 259-290 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [275]
Common Name References
Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase, FAO) (Large-toothed Conger)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Largetooth Conger)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [19] (Largetooth Conger)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 23-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |