Species Cryodraco atkinsoni Regan, 1914
- Cryodraco atkinsoni Regan, C.T. 1914. Fishes. British Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition 1910. Zoology 1(1): 1-54 figs 1-8 pls 1-13 [13].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1913.12.4.188 (Depth 158 fathoms), Ross Sea, Antarctica [74°25'S, 179°03'W].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo, 1900 [a misidentification]. —
Iwami, T. & Kock, K.-H. 1990. Channichthyidae. pp. 381-399 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [392]
Introduction
Treated as a junior synonym of Cryodraco antarcticus by earlier workers but currently recognised as a valid species (Balushkin 2000; Eastman & Eakin 2015).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Recorded from the Ross Sea but previously confused with C. antarcticus and probably has a similar distribution to that species; Southern Ocean, probably circum-Antarctic.
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf.
General References
Balushkin, A.V. 2000. Morphology, classification, and evolution of notothenioid fishes of the Southern Ocean (Notothenioidei, Perciformes). Journal of Ichthyology 40(Supplement 1): 74-109 [S99]
Eastman, J.T. & Eakin, R.R. 2015. Notothenioid classification and list of species. Ohio University - Faculty of Biomedical Science. http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-eastman/Articles/Noto-valid-spp-list15Jan2015.docx [published 15 Jan 2015; accessed on 12 June 2015]
Iwami, T. & Kock, K.-H. 1990. Channichthyidae. pp. 381-399 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [392] (as synonym of Cryodraco antarcticus Dollo 1900)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOTOTHENIOIDEI | 14-Jun-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |