Species Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878)
Black Halosaur, Abyssal Halosaur
- Halosaurus macrochir Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 2(2, 22, 28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251 [250].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1887.12.7.237, off the Strait of Gibraltar.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1887.12.7.238-241 (4).Subsequent designation 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. [147] (type locality designation by Grey, M. 1956. The distribution of fishes below a depth of 2000 metres. Fieldiana Zoology 36(2): 75–337 fig. 4 [155] was regarded as a lectotype designation; see Eschmeyer, W.N. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences pp. 3 vols 2905. [967]).
Generic Combinations
- Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878). —
Collett, R. 1896. Poissons provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle (1885–1888). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco 10: 1-198 pls 1-6 [143] (changed combination as type of genus Halosauropsis)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East of Nowra, NSW (34º42'S, 151º23'E) to SW of Albany, WA (35º25'S, 117º21'E), also Lord Howe Rise and Norfolk Ridge; temperate, discontinuous (Atlantic, south-west Indian, south-west Pacific).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, oceanic.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Gonorynchidae, Plotosidae, Salmonidae. pp. 215-231 figs 192-206 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. [216]
Gon, O. 1990. Halosauridae. pp. 98-99 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [98]
Paulin, C.D. & Moreland, J.M. 1979. Halosauridae of the south-west Pacific (Pisces: Teleostei : Notocanthiformes). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6(2): 267-271 fig. 1
Smith, D.G. 2008. Family Halosauridae. pp. 184 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae. pp. 206-217 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [208]
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Abyssal Halosaur)
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. [216] (Black Halosaur)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Black Halosaur)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [20] (Black Halosaur)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 17-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2016 | NOTACANTHIFORMES | 19-May-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 26-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |