Species Coelorinchus maculatus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
Blotch Whiptail
- Coelorinchus (Paramacrurus) maculatus Gilbert, C.H. & Hubbs, C.L. 1920. The macrouroid fishes of the Philippine Islands and the East Indies. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(7): 369-588 figs 1-40 [446, fig. 9].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 78215 (Depth 214-298 fathoms), between Gillolo and Makyon Island, Philippines.
Paratype(s) USNM.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Caelorinchus maculatus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920 [misspelling of generic name. 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]. —
Eschmeyer, W.N. 1990. Catalog of the Genera of Recent Fishes. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences 697 pp. [70]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest Shelf, WA from southwest of Rowley Shoals, WA (18º00´S, 118º16´E) to south of Cartier Reef, Timor Sea (12º43'S, 123º33'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific(Philippines, Moluccas).
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
390-600 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. [587] (as Caelorinchus maculatus)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [23] (as Caelorinchus maculatus)
Iwamoto, T. 1990. Family Macrouridae. pp. 90-318 in Cohen, D.M., Inada, T., Iwamoto, T. & Scialabba, N. FAO Species Catalogue. Gadiform fishes of the world (order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 10 442 pp. [138]
Iwamoto, T. 1999. Families Macrouridae, Bathylagidae, Moridae, Bregmacerotidae. pp. 1986-1998 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1991] (as Caelorinchus maculatus)
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] (correction to spelling of generic name)
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 [147] (as Caelorinchus maculatus)
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 [40] (generic name as Caelorinchus)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blotch 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] (Blotch 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 | 27-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |