CAAB: 37232135
Species Coryphaenoides leptolepis Günther, 1877
Ghostly Grenadier
- Coryphaenoides leptolepis 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 [441].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1887.12.7.109, off Pernambuco, coasts of Brazil, Atlantic Ocean, Challenger station 122.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1887.12.7.111; BMNH 1887.12.7.113; BMNH 1887.12.7.132.Subsequent designation references:
Marshall, N.B in Marshall, N.B. & Iwamoto, T. 1973. Family Macrouridae. in Cohen, D.M. (ed.) Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(6): 496-665 figs 1-53 [590].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Great Australian Bight, based on specimen in CSIRO; Atlantic and Pacific
IMCRA
Southern Province (8)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental rise, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
610-4000 m
General References
Iwamoto, T. & Stein, D.L. 1974. A systematic review of the rattail fishes (Macrouridae: Gadiformes) from Oregon and adjacent waters. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 111(1-79)
Common Name References
McAllister, D.E 1990. A list of the fishes of Canada. Syllogeus 64: 1-310 (Ghostly Grenadier)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACROURIDAE | 05-May-2018 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |