Species Diaphus danae Tåning, 1932

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Species Diaphus danae Tåning, 1932

Dana Lanternfish, Blue Lantern-fish

Diaphus danae Tåning, Å.V. 1932. Notes on scopelids from the Dana Expeditions. 1. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 94: 125-146 figs 1-16 [140, fig. 13].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC P.2329198, north of New Zealand [36°23´S, 176°26´E].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Newcastle, NSW (33º03´S) to off Eucla, WA (129ºE); temperate, south-west Pacific.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- South Australia: S oceanic
- Tasmania: S oceanic, SE oceanic
- Victoria: S oceanic, SE oceanic
- Western Australia: S oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, mesopelagic.

General References

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [81] (in part, as D. coeruleus)

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] [37] (264, as D. coeruleus)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [37] (450)

Common Name References

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] [37] (as D. coerulens) (Blue Lantern-fish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Dana Lanternfish)

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)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED

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