Family CARISTIIDAE
Manefishes
Compiler and date details
18 July 2014 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, Douglass F. Hoese & John J. Pogonoski
5 January 2012 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton & Douglass F. Hoese
20 December 2006 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton & Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
Caristiids form a small family of circumglobal deepwater fish (Nelson 2006). Currently, the family comprises four genera and 15 recognised species, and three genera and five species from Australia (Stevenson & Kenaley 2011, 2013). Stevenson & Kenaley (2013) revised Caristius and Platyberyx, excluding most species previously recorded from Australia in Bray et al. (2006). These two major studies only examined some Australian material. Distributions given here are based on those studies plus material identified recently by John Pogonoski (CSIRO) and Ken Graham (AM). Two or more additional species of uncertain identity are known from the CSIRO collection.
Manefishes are deep bodied and have a very high dorsal fin on a long base. They are oceanic species, recorded from all three oceans, in the epi- and meso-pelagic, where they are normally associated with siphonophores (Janssen & Gibbs 1989). Maximum size is 60 cm.
General References
Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Caristiidae. pp. 1188-1189 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. [1188]
Janssen, J. & Gibbs, R.H. 1989. Association of Caristius sp. (Pisces: Caristiidae) with a siphonophore, Bathyphysa conifera. Copeia 1989(1): 198-201
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
Paxton, J.R. 2001. Family Caristiidae. p. 2837 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2837]
Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. 2011. Revision of the manefish genus Paracaristius (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae). with descriptions of a new genus and three new species. Copeia 2011(3): 385-399 [386]
Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. 2013. Revision of the manefish genera Caristius and Platyberyx (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae), with descriptions of five new species. Copeia 2013(3): 415–434
Common Name References
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [636] (Manefishes)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2014 | CARISTIIDAE | 18-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 05-Dec-2012 | 05-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |