Species Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916)
Southern Snipe Eel, Manypore Snipe Eel
- Leptocephalus acuticeps Regan, C.T. 1916. Larval and post-larval fishes. British Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition 1910. Zoology 1(4): 125-156 figs 1-5 pls 1-10 [140, pl. 7, fig.5].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1916.3.20.106 or 100, South Atlantic off Brazil, at surface [21°00´S, 37°50´W]. - Borodinula major Karmovskaya, E.S. 1977. Studies on taxonomy and distribution of the genus Borodinula (Nemichthyidae, Osteichthyes) with description of a new species. Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 109: 186-210 figs 1-8 [in Russian] [198, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype ZIN 43120, west of North Island, New Zealand [38°59'S, 172°18'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Smith, D.G. 1990. Nemichthyidae. pp. 199-202 in Quéro, J.-C., Hureau, J.-C., Karrer, C., Post, A. & Saldanha, L. (eds). Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic. Paris : UNESCO 1492 pp., 3 vols. [199]
Generic Combinations
- Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916). —
Castlem, P.H.J. 1986. Families Xenocongridae, Moringidae, Muraenesocidae, Synaphobranchidae, Nettastomatidae, Serrivomeridae, Cyemidae and Nemichthyidae. pp. 186-194 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [193] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cape York, QLD (12°40'S, 144°01'E) and off Cape Moreton, QLD to off the Great Australian Bight, SA (33°48'S, 130°33'E) including TAS; tropical, temperate, discontinuous (South Atlantic, south-western Indian and west-central Pacific).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Cape Province (20), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
0-2000 m
General References
Castle, P.H.J. 1994. Families Serrivomeridae, Muraenidae, Nemichthyidae, Congridae. pp. 205-215 figs 182-191 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. [209] (as Avocettina paucipora in part)
Karmovskaya, E.S. 1977. Studies on taxonomy and distribution of the genus Borodinula (Nemichthyidae, Osteichthyes) with description of a new species. Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 109: 186-210 figs 1-8 [in Russian] (as Borodinula major)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Nemichthyidae. pp. 284-286 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [285]
Smith, D.G. 2008. Family Nemichthyidae. pp. 170-173 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [170]
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. [209] (Southern Snipe Eel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Southern Snipe Eel)
Smith, D.G. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Derichthyidae, Nemichthyidae, Congridae, Nettastomatidae, Serrivomeridae. pp. 259-290 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [264] (Manypore Snipe Eel)
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] (Southern Snipe Eel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 08-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |