Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Species Centrobranchus nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873)

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Species Centrobranchus nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873)

Roundnose Lanternfish, Pig-nosed Lanternfish

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Off Bunbury (33º20´S) to off North West Cape (21º55´S), WA and off Cape York, QLD (12º39´S) to off Sydney, NSW (34º09´S); tropical, circumglobal.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: SE oceanic
    • Queensland: NE oceanic, SE oceanic
    • Western Australia: W oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

 

Common Name References

Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Papua New Guinea) (Pig-nosed Lanternfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Web 2004. Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary., Fishbase) (Roundnose Lanternfish)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED