Species Cyttus traversi Hutton, 1872
King Dory, Bight Dory, Horsehead, Lookdown Dory, Mcculloch's Dory, Shadow Dory
Compiler and date details
1 July 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
2006 - John R. Paxton, Dianne J. Bray, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
- Cyttus traversi Hutton, F.W. 1872. Catalogue with diagnoses of the species. 1-88 pls 1-12 in Hutton, F.W. & Hector, J. (eds). Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. [19].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (presumably lost, see Russell, B.C. 1996. Type specimens of New Zealand fishes described by Captain F.W. Hutton, F.R.S. (1836–1905). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 26(2): 215–236 figs 1–2), Saltwater Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand. - Cyttus mccullochi Whitley, G.P. 1947. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 3. The Australian Zoologist 11(2): 129-150 figs 1-3 pl. 11 [148, fig. 3].
Type data:
Holotype AM E.3320, off Eucla, Great Australian Bight, Australia, depth 190-320 fathoms.
Paratype(s) AM E.3314-19 5 specimens; AM E.3321-24 4 specimens; AM E.3592 2 specimens; AM E.4564; AM E.5519; AM E.5709.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Heemstra, P.C. 1980. A revision of the zeid fishes (Zeiformes : Zeidae) of South Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 41: 1-18 figs 1-5 pls 1-2 [7]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cyttoidops mccullochi (Whitley, 1947).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Tweed Heads, NSW (28º15´S) to west of Bunbury, WA (33º13´S); temperate, southern circumglobal; not known from South America
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
400-1003m.
General References
Bray, D.J. 1994. Families Zeidae, Oreosomatidae. pp. 416-427 figs 373-381 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [419]
Bray, D.J. 2008. Family Cyttidae. pp. 435-438 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [438]
Forman, J.S. & Dunn, M.R. 2010. The influence of ontogeny and environment on the diet of lookdown dory, Cyttus traversi. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 44(4): 329-342
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] [76] (529, as Cyttoidops maccullochi)
Nolf, D. & Tyler, J.C. 2006. Otolith evidence concerning interrelationships of caproid, zeiform and tetraodontiform fishes. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie 76: 1471-1480 [148, 163]
Paxton, J.R., Bray, D.J., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Cyttidae. pp. 787-788 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. [788]
Tyler, J.C., O'Toole, B. & Winterbottom, R.W. 2003. Phylogeny of the genera and families of zeiform fishes, with comments on their relationships with tetraodontiforms and caproids. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 618: 1-110
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [41] (763)
Common Name References
Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [45] (King Dory)
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [232] (Bight Dory, Shadow Dory)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (King Dory)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [89] (King Dory, Horsehead, Lookdown Dory, Mcculloch's Dory)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2013 | 06-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 20-May-2011 | 20-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |