Species Benthodesmus elongatus (Clarke, 1879)

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• Lepidopus elongatus Clarke, F.E. 1879. On some new fishes. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 11(25): 291-295 pls 14-15 [1878] [294, pl. 14].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMNZ (missing), Hokitika Beach, New Zealand.

 

Generic Combinations

• Benthodesmus elongatus (Clarke, 1879). —
  Goode, G.B. & Bean, T.H. 1882. Benthodesmus, a new genus of deep-sea fishes, allied to Lepidopus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 4: 379-383 [dated 1881] [380] (changed combination as type of genus Benthodesmus)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

East of Danger Point, QLD (28°01'S) to eastern Bass Strait and eastern TAS (47°42'S); subtropical, temperate, southern circumglobal.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthopelagic, continental slope, marine, pelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

500-900 m.

 

General References

Glover, C.J.M. 1994. Family Trichiuridae. pp. 816-819, figs 721-723 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. [817]

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [367]

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] [117] (775)

Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the Snake Mackerels, Snoeks, Escolars, Gemfishes, Sackfishes, Domine, Oilfish, Cutlassfishes, Scabbardfishes, Hairtails, and Frostfishes known to date. Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 15. Rome : FAO 136 pp. 200 figs. [71]

Tucker, D.W. 1956. Studies on the trichiuroid fishes — 3. A preliminary revision of the family Trichiuridae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 4(3): 73-130 figs 1-23 pl. 10 [88]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1434)

 

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [817] (Slender Frostfish)

Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the Snake Mackerels, Snoeks, Escolars, Gemfishes, Sackfishes, Domine, Oilfish, Cutlassfishes, Scabbardfishes, Hairtails, and Frostfishes known to date. Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 15. Rome : FAO 136 pp. 200 figs. [74] (FAO) (Elongate Frostfish)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-May-2013		15-May-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)