Species Coryphaenoides mcmillani Iwamoto & Shcherbachev, 1991
McMillan's Whiptail, McMillan's Rattail
- Coryphaenoides mcmillani Iwamoto, T. & Shcherbachev, Y.N. 1991. Macrourid fishes of the subgenus Chalinura, genus Coryphaenoides, from the Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 47(7): 207-233 [255, fig. 13].
Type data:
Holotype NMV A6794, 56 km east-north-east of Nowra, NSW, 1009-817 m. [34°43.95–43.98´S, 151°14.74–14.28´E].
Paratype(s) CAS 73236; NMNZ P.26956 4 specimens; NMV A4277; NMV A6893; ZMMU P-17642; ZMMU P-14363; IOAN 2 specimens (no number); NMNZ P.26957; NMNZ P.26958 3 specimens; NMNZ P.26959; ZMMU P-17643.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
East of Kiama, NSW (34°44´S, 15115'E) to west of Beachport, SA (37°36'S, 139°E) including Tasmania, also Macquarie Island; temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Macquarie Island Province (24), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
820-1416 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. [592]
Iwamoto, T. & Graham, K.J. 2001. Grenadiers (Families Bathygadidae and Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Pisces) of New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 52(21): 407-509 figs 1-114 [465]
Iwamoto, T. & McMillan, P.J. 2008. Family Macrouridae. pp. 320-347 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [334]
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 [173]
Common Name References
McMillan, P.J. & Iwamoto, T. 2015. Families Macrouridae, Bathygadidae, Macrouroididae, Trachyrincidae. pp. 747-838 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [795] (McMillan's Rattail)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (McMillan's 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] (McMillan's Whiptail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | MACROURIDAE | 12-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 20-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |