Species Brachionichthys australis Last, Gledhill & Holmes, 2007

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• Brachionichthys australis Last, P.R., Gledhill, D.C. & Holmes, B.H. 2007. A new handfish, Brachionichthys australis sp. nov. (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with a redescription of the critically endangered spotted handfish, B. hirsutus (Lacepède). Zootaxa 1666: 53-68 [55, figs. 1-2].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H 4451-02, E of Disaster Bay, NSW, 125 m. [37°18'S, 150°17'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO A 4316, S of Lakes Entrance, Bass Strait, VIC, 90-100 m. [38°39′S, 148°19′E]; CSIRO H 3505-03, S of Lakes Entrance, Bass Strait, VIC, 112-118 m. [38°38′S, 148°21′E]; CSIRO H 3530-02, Disaster Bay, NSW, 24-33 m. [37°17′S, 150°01′E]; CSIRO H 3794-01, E of Bermagui, NSW, 123-277 m. [36°23′S, 150°15′E]; CSIRO H 3795-02, SE of Gabo Island, VIC, 136 m. [37°43′S, 150°05′E]; CSIRO H 4114-06, No data; CSIRO H 4259-02, Disaster Bay, NSW, 56 m. [37°18′S, 150°02′E]; CSIRO H 4448-03 2 specimens, S of Montague Island (E of Bermagui), Tasman Sea, NSW, 118-121 m. [36°28′S, 150°13′E]; CSIRO H 4460-02, E of Mallacoota, VIC, 79 m. [37°60′S, 149°54′E]; CSIRO H 4465-01, Disaster Bay, NSW, 38 m. [37°18′S, 150°00′E]; CSIRO H 4466-01, E of Disaster Bay, NSW, 79 m. [37°18′S, 150°04′E]; CSIRO H 5699-01, off Deep Glen Bay, Forestier Peninsula, TAS, 18 m. [42°58′S, 147°59′E]; CSIRO T 1991-01, Maria Island, TAS; CSIRO T 1992-01 2 specimens, 210 m.; NMV A 226, off Lakes Entrance, Bass Strait, VIC; NMV A 1619, 96 km E of Cape Farewell, King Island, Bass Strait, VIC, 66 m. [39°38′S, 145°05′E]; NMV A 2617, NE of Eddystone Point, E Bass Strait, TAS, 67 m. [40°43′S, 148°37′E]; NMV A 2668, S of South East Point, Wilsons Promontory, Bass Strait, VIC, 65 m. [39°13′S, 146°27′E]; NMV A 2670, SW of Cape Paterson, central Bass Strait, VIC, 70 m. [38°56′S, 145°17′E]; NMV A 2675, S of Cape Otway, W Bass Strait, VIC, 92 m. [39°06′S, 143°37′E]; NMV A 4314 2 specimens, N of North Point, Flinders Island, E Bass Strait, VIC, 90 m. [39°00′S, 148°24′E]; NMV A 8765 2 specimens, SE of Loch Sport, Bass Strait, VIC, 95 m. [39°06′S, 148°32′E]; NMV A 9043, S of Middini Beach, Great Australian Bight, WA, 167-180 m. [33°17′S, 127°31′E]; NMV A 11462, NE of North Point, off Flinders Island, E Bass Strait, Tas, 110 m. [39°28′S, 148°41′E]; NMV A 29406-001 2 specimens, central Bass Strait, VIC; NMV A 29410-001 2 specimens, S of Waratah Bay, Bass Strait, VIC, 69 m. [39°10′S, 146°00′E]; NMV A 29411-001, eastern Bass Strait, VIC, 44 m. [38°00′S, 148°05′E]; NMV A 29412-001, eastern Bass Strait, VIC, 48 m. [37°55′S, 148°18′E]; TMH D 246, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, TAS [43°03′S, 147°20′E]; CSIRO H 4114-07, No data; CSIRO H 4259-03, Disaster Bay, NSW, 56 m. [37°18′S, 150°02′E]; CSIRO H 4465-02, Disaster Bay, NSW, 38 m. [37°18′S, 150°00′E]; CSIRO H 4466-02, E of Disaster, Bay, NSW, 79 m. [37°18′S, 150°04′E].

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Brachionichthys sp. —
  Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [34, fig. 111]
  Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [46]
  Last, P.R. 1994. Family Brachionichthyidae. pp. 283-285, figs 252-253 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.
• Brachionichthys sp. 2. —
  Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [252-253, fig 22.4]
• Brachionichthys hirsutus (Lacépède, 1804) [misidentification]. —
  Günther, A. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S Challenger, in the years 1872–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 1-82 pls 1-32 [28]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

E of North Stradbroke Island, QLD (27°35'S) to S of Middini Beach, Great Australian Bight, WA (127°31'E) and north and east coasts of TAS.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, demersal.

Extra Ecological Information

18 m to at least 210 m (commonly ca. 40–150 m); may occur deeper as one specimen was trawled in 123–277 m.

 

General References

Günther, A. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S Challenger, in the years 1872–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 1-82 pls 1-32 [28] (as Brachionichthys hirsutus)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [34] (as Brachionichthys sp.)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [46] (as Brachionichthys sp.)

Last, P.R. 1994. Family Brachionichthyidae. pp. 283-285, figs 252-253 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. [283] (as Brachionichthys sp.)

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [252] (as Brachionichthys sp. 2)

Last, P.R. & Gledhill, D.C. 2009. A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. Zootaxa 2252: 1-77 [13]

Last, P.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Brachionichthyidae: Handfishes. pp. 375-376 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [375]

 

Common Name References

Last, P.R., Gledhill, D.C. & Holmes, B.H. 2007. A new handfish, Brachionichthys australis sp. nov. (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with a redescription of the critically endangered spotted handfish, B. hirsutus (Lacepède). Zootaxa 1666: 53-68 [59] (Australian Spotted Handfish)

Last, P.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Brachionichthyidae: Handfishes. pp. 375-376 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [375] (Australian Handfish, Common Handfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
25-Jun-2015	LOPHIIFORMES	09-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED