Species Bolinichthys photothorax (Parr, 1928)
Spurcheek Lanternfish
- Lampanyctus photothorax Parr, A.E. 1928. Deep sea fishes of the order Iniomi from the waters around the Bahama and Bermuda Islands, with annotated keys to the Sudidae, Myctophidae, Scopelarchidae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae, Cetomimidae and Rondeletiidae of the world. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection 3(3): 1-193 figs 1-43 [95, fig. 13].
Type data:
Holotype YPM 2263, Bahamas [23°55´N, 77°09´W].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1930.12.31.5-6; YPM 2262; YPM 2264-71.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Off Port Stephens (32º46´S) to off Broken Bay (33º34´S), NSW; tropical, Atlantic Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
General References
Brandt, S.B. 1983. Temporal and spatial patterns of lanternfish (family Myctophidae) communities associated with a warm-core eddy. Marine Biology, Berlin 74: 231-244 figs 1-8
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spurcheek Lanternfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |