Species Myctophum phengodes (Lütken, 1892)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Scopelus phengodes Lütken, C.F. 1892. Spolia Atlantica Scopelini Musei Zoologici Universitatis Haviensis Bedrag til Kundskab om det aabre Havs Laxesild eller scopeliner. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 6 7: 221-297 25 figs pls 1-3 [253, fig. 11].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMUC 14, South Pacific [25°50´S, 102°50´E].
  Paratype(s) ZMUC 230-239.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Newcastle, NSW (33º04´S) to off eastern TAS (42º40´S) and off Eucla (127º53´E) to off Bluff Point (27º50´S), WA; temperate, southern circumglobal.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Lord Howe Island
  • New South Wales: SE oceanic
  • Tasmania: SE oceanic
  • Victoria: SE oceanic
  • Western Australia: S oceanic, W oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

 

General References

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [37] (445)

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bright Lanternfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED