Species Coelorinchus goobala Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
Goobala Whiptail
- Caelorinchus goobala Iwamoto, T. & Williams, A. 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(3): 105-243 figs 1-58 [138, fig. 11].
Type data:
Holotype NTM S.12631-004 (depth 400 m), North-west Shelf off Rowley Shoals, WA [17°37´S, 118°40´E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H1514-31 (6 of 11 individuals); CAS 200229; AM I.22808-042 (8 individuals); AM I.23423-014; AM I.23425-019; NTM S.12588-023; NTM S.12614-023 (2 individuals); NTM S.13115-002; ZMMU P-20611-12.
Generic Combinations
- Coelorinchus goobala Iwamoto & Williams, 1999 [correction to spelling of generic name].
Introduction
This genus has been incorrectly spelled Caelorinchus by many authors following Eschmeyer (1990) and Sazonov and Iwamoto (1992), however the previous spelling Coelorinchus is now considered to be the correct one (see Iwamoto & Graham 2008).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Dampier Archipelago, WA (18°46'S, 117°E) to west of Cartier Island, Timor Sea (12°32´S, 123°26'E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
300-582 m.
General References
Bray, D.J., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Macrouridae. pp. 581-607 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. [586] (as Caelorinchus goobala)
Eschmeyer, W.N. 1990. Catalog of the Genera of Recent Fishes. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences 697 pp. (generic name as Caelorinchus)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [23] (as Caelorinchus goobala)
Iwamoto, T. & Graham, K.J. 2008. Two new Australian grenadiers of the Coelorinchus fasciatus species group (Macrouridae: Gadiformes: Teleostei). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 59(5): 133-146 [133]
Sazonov, Y.I. & Iwamoto, T. 1992. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) of the Nazca and Sala y Gomez ridges, southeastern Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 48(2): 27-95 (generic name as Caelorinchus)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Goobala Whiptail)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [29] (Goobala Whiptail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | MACROURIDAE | 14-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 10-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |