Species Cyema atrum Günther, 1878
Arrow Eel
Compiler and date details
20 April 2011 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
- Cyema atrum 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 [251].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1887.12.7.260, Antarctic Ocean, Challenger station 158, depth 1500 and 1800 fathoms; BMNH 1887.12.7.261, South Pacific, Challenger station 295.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cape Pasley, WA (123º53´E); temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Southern Province (8)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Leptocephalus larva: pelagic.
Bathypelagic, marine, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
330-5100 m
General References
Karmovskaya, E.S. 1978. Preliminary list of eels (Anguilliformes, Osteichthys) of the Australian-New Zealand region (on materials collected during the 16th cruise of the R/V Dimitry Mendeleev). Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 112: 147-151 [in Russian]
Nielsen, J.G. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. 46 Family Cyematidae. pp. 292-293 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [293]
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates & D.F. Hoese 2006. Families Cyematidae, Eurypharyngidae and Saccopharyngidae. pp. 304-307 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. [304]
Smith, D.G. 1989. Family Cyematidae. pp. 944-945 in Böhlke, E.B. (ed.). Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes. New Haven : The Sears Foundation of Marine Research, Yale University Pt 9 Vol. 1 655 pp.
Smith, D.G. 1999. Families Colocongridae, Derichthyidae, Muraenesocidae, Nemichtyhyidae, Congridae, Nettastomatidae, Serrivomeridae, Cyematidae, Saccopharyngidae, Eurypharyngidae, Monognathidae. pp. 1670-1697 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. [1693]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Arrow Eel)
Whitley, G.P. 1966. Marine Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press Vol. 1 pp. 1-142. [23] (Arrow Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [20] (Arrow Eel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 15-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 27-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 27-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2016 | 27-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Jul-2016 | 20-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |