Species Benthalbella elongata (Norman, 1937)
Elongate Greeneye
- Benthalbella elongata Norman, J.R. 1937. Fishes. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1(2): 49-88 figs 1-11 [86].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1937.9.21.196, northeast of Kerguelen Island, southern Indian Ocean, 2000 m wire out. [45°53'S, 84°33'E].
Generic Combinations
- Benthalbella elongata (Norman, 1937). —
Bussing, W.A. & Bussing, M.I. 1966. Antarctic Scopelarchidae: a new fish of the genus Benthalbella and the distribution of B. elongata (Norman). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 65(1): 53-64 [58] (changed combination)
Johnson, R.K. 1974. A revision of the alepisauroid family Scopelarchidae (Pisces : Myctophiformes). Fieldiana Zoology 66: 1-249 figs 1-60 [71] (changed combination cited) - Neoscopelarchoides elongatus (Norman, 1937). —
Marshall, N.B. 1950. Alepisauroid fishes. Discovery Reports 27: 303-336 [310] (changed combination)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Caacade Plateau, TAS and Macquarie Island, based on specimens in CSIRO; temperate, Southern circumglobal
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Macquarie Island Province (24)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
General References
Johnson, R.K. 1974. A revision of the alepisauroid family Scopelarchidae (Pisces : Myctophiformes). Fieldiana Zoology 66: 1-249 figs 1-60 [71]
Johnson, R.K. 1982. Fishes of the families Evermannellidae and Scopelarchidae: systematics, morphology, interrelationships and zoogeography. Fieldiana Zoology ns 12: 1-252 figs 1-74 [154]
Johnson, R.K. 1984. Scopelarchidae. pp. 484-488 in Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielsen, J. & Tortonese, E. (eds).). Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Paris : UNESCO Vol. 1 510 pp. figs.
Post, A. 1990. Scopelarchidae. pp. 134-135 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [134]
Common Name References
Stewart, A.L. 2015. Family Scopelarchidae. pp. 566-574 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [568] (Elongate Greeneye)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AULOPIFORMES | 26-Jul-2015 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |