Species Champsodon guentheri Regan, 1908
Gunther's Gaper
- Champsodon guentheri Regan, C.T. 1908. Report on the marine fishes collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner in the Indian Ocean. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 12(3): 217-255, pls 23-32 [244].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1879.5.14.365-366 (Depth 115 fathoms. 2 specimens), Philippines.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Champsodon arafurensis Regan, 1908 [misidentification]. —
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [83] (in part)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth Plateau, WA (19°49'ES, 113°34'E) to East of Evans Shoal, Arafura Sea, NT and off Cape York to east of Eden, NSW (37°S), absent from Gulf of Carpentaria; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 50-420 m.
General References
Bray, D.J., Hoese, D.F. & Paxton, J.R. 2006. Champsodontidae. pp. 1483-1485 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. [1484]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [41]
Nemeth, D. 1994. Systematics and distribution of fishes of the family Champsodontidae (Teleostei : Perciformes), with descriptions of three new species. Copeia 1994(2): 347-371 figs 1-12 [356]
Nemeth, D. 2001. Family Champsodontidae. pp. 3497-3499 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3499]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Gunther's Gaper)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 16-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 22-Sep-2011 | 22-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |