Species Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

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CAAB: 37122078

Species Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Spinycheek Lanternfish

Myctophum fibulatum Gilbert, C.H. & Cramer, F. 1897. Report on the fishes dredged in deep water near the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions and figures of twenty-three new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 19(1114): 403-435 pls 36-48 [dated 1896] [411, pl. 38(3)].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 47711, Kaiwi Channel, Hawaii [21°13´N, 157°43´37"W].

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Port Hedland, WA (17º59´S), Raine Island, QLD (11º35´S) and off Cape Byron (28º37´S) to Kiama (34º40´S), NSW; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: NE oceanic, SE oceanic
- Western Australia: W oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

General References

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [254]

Paxton, J.R. & Hulley, P.A. 1999. Families Neoscopelidae. pp. 1955-1956 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. [1965]

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Paxton, J.R. & Hulley, P.A. 1999. Families Neoscopelidae, Myctophidae. pp. 1955-1965 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. [1965], FAO) (Spinycheek Lanternfish)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED

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