Species Chionodraco myersi DeWitt & Tyler, 1960
Myers' Icefish
- Cryodraco myersi DeWitt, H.H. & Tyler, J.C. 1960. Fishes of the Stanford Antarctic Biological Research Program, 1958-1959. Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin 7(4): 162-199 [185].
Type data:
Holotype CAS(SU) 53515 (Depth 345 fathoms), Off Terra Nova Bay, southwestern Ross Sea, Antarctica. - Chionodraco markhami Miller, R.G. & Reseck, J., Jr 1961. Chionodraco markhami, a new Antarctic fish of the family Chaenichthyidae. Copeia (1): 50-53 [Date published 17 Mar] [50].
Type data:
Holotype NMNZ P.2963 (Depth 415-430 meters), About 24 miles north of Franklin Island, Antarctica [75°38'S, 168°32'E].
Paratype(s) USNM 179895.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Records from eastern (ca. 65°E) and western (ca. 143°E) regions of Australian Antarctic Territory; Southern Ocean, circum-Antarctic
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 200 - 800 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. [390]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2012 | NOTOTHENIOIDEI | 21-Jun-2012 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 14-Jun-2012 | ADDED |