Species Coelorinchus parallelus (Günther, 1877)
Spiny Whiptail, Spiny Grenadier
- Macrurus parallelus Günther, A. 1877. Preliminary notes on new fishes collected in Japan during the expedition of H.M.S. Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 20(56): 433-446 [439].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1887.12.7.65-68 (4 specimens), off Inoshima, Japan; BMNH 1887.12.7.69 (possible syntype), off Inoshima, Japan; MNHP 1890-0125 (ex BMNH), off Inoshima, Japan; NMI 114.1899, off Inoshima, Japan
Comment: BMNH 1887.12.7.59 from New Zealand and BMNH 1887.12.7.60-62, from the Kermadec Islands are sometimes listed as syntypes, but Günther, 1877 only mentions Inoshima; Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969 listed these specimens as non-types.
Generic Combinations
- Coelorinchus parallelus (Günther, 1877). —
Iwamoto, T. & Merrett, N. 1997. Pisces Gadiformes: Taxonomy of grenadiers of the New Caledonian regions, southwest Pacific. pp. 473-570 in Crosnier, A. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 176: 1-570 [490]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Caelorinchus parallelus (Günther, 1877) [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]
Introduction
Iwamoto (1990) suggests that the southern limit of this species in the western Pacific is probably the Philippines. Records of this species from Australia are uncertain and may be misidentifications of C. kermadecus (see Iwamoto 1990).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
East of Cairns (17°S, 146°E) to east of Ingham (19°S, 146°E), QLD; Tropical, temperate, Indo-west Pacific (Japan, New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
421-1124 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. [589] (as Caelorinchus parallelus)
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. [178]
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 parallelus)
Iwamoto, T., McMillan, P. & Shcherbachev, Y.N. 1999. A new grenadier, genus Caelorinchus, from Australia and New Zealand (Pisces, Gadiformes, Macrouridae). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 33(1): 49-54 [52] (as Caelorinchus parallelus)
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
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Spiny Grenadier)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spiny 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] (Spiny Whiptail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | MACROURIDAE | 16-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 20-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |