Species Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, 1898
Ogilby's Ghostshark, Australian Ghost Shark, Ghost Shark, Ghostshark, Ogilby's Ghost Shark, Ogilbys Ghostshark, Ogilbys Spookfish, Ratfish, Spookfish, Waite's Ghost Shark, Whitefish
- Chimaera ogilbyi Waite, E.R. 1898. Report upon Trawling Operations off the Coast of New South Wales between the Manning River and Jervis Bay, carried on by H.M.C.S. Thetis. Scientific report on the fishes. pp. 23–62 pls 1–12. [41, pl. 11].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.3732, off Sydney, NSW; AM I.3734, off Sydney, NSW; AM I.3736–7 two specimens, off Sydney, NSW. - Hydrolagus (Psychichthys) waitei Fowler, H.W. 1908. A collection of fishes from Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 59(3): 419-444 figs 1-10 [dated 1907] [419, fig. 1] [known only from the badly damaged holotype; placement in synonymy therefore uncertain].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 33119, VIC. - Phasmichthys lemures Whitley, G.P. 1939. Taxonomic notes on sharks and rays. The Australian Zoologist 9(3): 227-262 figs 1-18 pls 20-22 [261, pl. 22(2)].
Type data:
Holotype AMS E.3591, Great Australian Bight off Eucla, WA.
Paratype(s) AMS E.3590, same data as Holotype.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [97]
- Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls.
- Finucci, B., White, W.T., Kemper, J.M. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2018. Redescription of Chimaera ogilbyi (Chimaeriformes; Chimaeridae) from the Indo-Australian region. Zootaxa 4375(2): 191-210 [198]
Generic Combinations
- Hydrolagus lemures (Whitley, 1939). —
Bigelow, H.B. & Schroeder, W.C. 1953. Chimaeroids. pp. 515-588, figs 118-127 in Parr, A.E. (ed.). Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(2): 1-599 [534] - Hydrolagus ogilbyi (Waite, 1898). —
Bigelow, H.B. & Schroeder, W.C. 1953. Chimaeroids. pp. 515-588 figs 118-127 in Parr, A.E. (ed.). Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(2): 1-599 [537]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [20] - Chimaera waitei (Fowler, 1908). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [32]
Introduction
Based on molecular and morphological evidence Finucci et al (2018) synonymised Phasmichthys lemur Whitley 1939 with Chimaera ogilbyi Waite 1898, and moved the species back to Chimaera. They also suggested that the validity of Hydrolagus was questionable and that the genus requires revision.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cairns (ca. 17°S, 151°E), QLD to Arafura Sea north of Darwin (9°18'S, 131°03'E) NT, including Tasmania but absent from Bass Strait; tropical, temperate, SE Indo- SW Pacific (Indonesia, New Zealand)
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
120–350 m.
General References
Didier, D.A. 1995. Phylogenetic systematics of extant chimaeroid fishes (Holocephali, Chimaeroidei). American Museum Novitates 3119: 1-86 [15] (and as Hydrolagus waitei)
Glover, C.J.M. 1994. Families Chimaeridae, Callorhynchidae, Rhinochimaeridae. pp. 185-193 figs 164-192 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [189]
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Dasyatidae, Myliobatidae, Chimaeridae, Callorhinchidae, Rhinochimaeridae. 138-149 pp. in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [146]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [32] (as Chimaera ogilbyi, C. waitei)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [20] (144 and 145, as H. waitei)
Scott, T.D., Glover, C.J.M. & Southcott, R.V. 1974. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 392 pp. figs. [62] (reproduced original figure)
Stead, D.G. 1963. Sharks and Rays of Australian Seas. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 211 pp. 63 figs. [202] (as Chimaera ogilbyi and Psychichthys waitei)
Waite, E.R. 1899. Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. Thetis off the coast of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4: 1-132 figs 1-10 pls 1-31 [48, pl. 4] (as Chimaera ogilbyi, described in more detail)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (164, 165)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [189] (Ghostshark, Ogilbys Spookfish, Ratfish, Spookfish)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [169] (Ghost Shark)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [478] (Ogilbys Ghostshark, Whitefish)
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [159] (Ogilby's Ghost Shark)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [20] (Waite's Ghost Shark)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [189] (Ogilby's Ghostshark)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Ogilby's Ghostshark)
Stead, D.G. 1963. Sharks and Rays of Australian Seas. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 211 pp. 63 figs. [202] (Australian Ghost Shark)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | CHIMAERIDAE | 12-Nov-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |