Species Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, 1844
Unicorn Icefish
- Channichthys rhinoceratus Richardson, J. 1844. Description of a new genus of gobioid fish. Annals and Magazine of Natural History New Series 13(86): 461-462 [Date published June] [461].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1844.9.13.28 (Apparently lost), Kerguelen Islands.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Heard and McDonald Islands (53º05'S, 73º31'E); Southern Indian Ocean (Kerguelen-Heard plateau)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Depth range: to more than 750 m.
General References
Balushkin, A.V. 2000. Morphology, classification, and evolution of notothenioid fishes of the Southern Ocean (Notothenioidei, Perciformes). Journal of Ichthyology 40(Supplement 1): 74-109 [S98]
Eastman, J.T. & Eakin, R.R. 2000. An updated species list for notothenioid fish (Perciformes; Notothenioidei), with comments on Antarctic species. Archive of Fishery and Marine Research 48(1): 11-20 [17]
Iwami, T. & Kock, K.-H. 1990. Channichthyidae. pp. 381-399 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [386]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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NOTOTHENIOIDEI | 14-Jun-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |