Genus Bovichtus Valenciennes, 1832
- Bovichtus Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1832. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 8 509 pp. pls 209-245. [486] [name emended to Bovichthys by Agassiz, 1845: 9 Nom. Zool. (Pisces); name often incorrectly spelled Bovicthys].
Type species:
Callionymus diacanthus Carmichael, 1818 by original designation.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
BOVICHTIDAE: Bovichtus variegatus (Richardson, 1846) — Hardy, G.S. 1988. A revision of Bovichtus Cuvier, 1831 (Pisces: Bovichthyidae) from Australasia, with description of a new deepwater species from the New Zealand Subantarctic. Journal of Natural History 22: 1639-1655 figs 1-5 [1643] (the species is restricted to New Zealand and adjacent subantarctic islands, and the type locality of Port Jackson was in error)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2015 | NOTOTHENIOIDEI | 22-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |