Species Beaglichthys macrophthalmus Machida, 1993

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Beaglichthys macrophthalmus Machida, Y. 1993. Two new genera and species of the subfamily Brosmophycinae (Bythitidae, Ophidiiformes) from northern Australia. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 39(4): 281-286 [285, fig. 4].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM S.10395-001, Shoal Bay, NT.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Bonaparte Archipelago, WA (13°34'S, 126°48'E) to off Cobourg Peninsula, NT (11°S, 132°E); tropical, New Guinea

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 0-40 m.

 

General References

Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Bythitidae. pp. 567-574 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. [568]

Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp. [117]

Nielsen. J.G. 1999. Families Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae, Aphionidae. pp. 1978-1985 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1984]

Schwarzhans, W. & Møller, P.R. 2007. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific. Part III. Beaglichthys, Brosmolus, Monothrix and eight new genera with description of 20 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 23: 29-110 [44]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [132] (Bigeye Viviparous Brotula)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Beagle Cusk)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Jun-2015	OPHIDIIFORMES	20-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED