Species Benthodesmus tuckeri Parin & Becker, 1970
Tucker's Frostfish
Compiler and date details
9 May 2012 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray, & John R. Paxton & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Dianne J. Bray, Douglass F. Hoese & John R. Paxton
- Benthodesmus tuckeri Parin, N.V. & Becker, V.E. 1970. Materials for a revision of the trichiuroid fishes of the genus Benthodesmus, with the description of four new species and one new subspecies. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(33): 351-364 figs 1-2 [359, fig. 2c].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 98822, off Sombrero Island, Philippine Islands [13°45'N, 120°46'E].
Paratype(s) USNM 98824; ZIL 39126; USNM 98822.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Off NSW and Norfolk Ridge (29°31'S); tropical, subtropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Norfolk Island Province (21)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthopelagic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Juveniles mesopelagic.
General References
Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 2001. Gempylidae, Trichiuridae. pp. 3698-3720 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3718]
Parin, N.V. & Becker, V.E. 1970. Materials for a revision of the trichiuroid fishes of the genus Benthodesmus, with the description of four new species and one new subspecies. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 83(33): 351-364 figs 1-2 [359]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Tucker's Frostfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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15-May-2013 | 15-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |