Species Conocara nigrum (Günther, 1878)
Flathead Slickhead, Black Dragon
- Alepocephalus niger Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 2(2, 22, 28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251 [248].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.12.7.231 (depth 1400 fathoms), 75 miles east-south-east of Raine Island, QLD [12°08´S, 145°10´E].Type locality references:
Günther, A. 1887. Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 22(57): 1-268 figs 1-7 pls 1-66 [224].
Generic Combinations
- Ericara niger (Günther, 1878). —
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. [388] (changed combination cited) - Ericara (Whitleyidea) nigra (Günther, 1878). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (changed combination cited) - Conocara nigrum (Günther, 1878). —
Sazonov, Y.I. 1997. A new species of the genus Conocara (Alepocephalidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 37(6): 785-790 [in Russian, English transl. in J. Ichthyol. 37(9): 749–753] [787] (changed combination)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coral Sea southeast of Raine Island, QLD (12°08′ S, 145°10'E); tropical
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Cape Province (20)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthopelagic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
2560 m.
General References
Günther, A. 1887. Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 22(57): 1-268 figs 1-7 pls 1-66 [224, Pl. 56 (fig. B)] (as Alepocephalus niger)
Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Alepocephalidae. pp. 384-393 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. [388]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [50] (as Alepocephalus niger)
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] [28] (193, as Ericara niger)
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. [210] (as Ericara niger)
Sazonov, Y.I. 1997. A new species of the genus Conocara (Alepocephalidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 37(6): 785-790 [in Russian, English transl. in J. Ichthyol. 37(9): 749–753] [787]
Sazonov, Y.I., Williams, A. & Kobyliansky, S.G. 2009. Review of fish of the fish genus Conocara (Alepocephalidae) from the continental slope of Australia and description of a new species C. paxtoni sp. nova. Journal of Ichthyology 49(10): 852-860 [858]
Sazonov, Y.I. & Markle, D.F. 1999. Family Alepocephalidae. pp. 1888-1893 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. [1893]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (269)
Common Name References
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] [28] (Black Dragon)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Flathead Slickhead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | ARGENTINIFORMES | 20-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 06-Jun-2016 | 13-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |