CAAB: 37132004
Species Danacetichthys galathenus Paxton, 1989
Young Flabby Whalefish
- Danacetichthys galathenus Paxton, J.R. 1989. Synopsis of the whalefishes (family Cetomimidae) with descriptions of four new genera. Records of the Australian Museum 41: 135-206 [169, figs 1h, 3d, 4d, 11, 12,20].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC P2340563, off New Caledonia [22°43'S, 166°06'E].
Paratype(s) ISH 1944/71, central Atlantic [10°57'S, 1l°020'W]; NSMT P60002, off Bonin Is., Japan [30°25'N, 147°18'E]; SIO 70-327, Philippine Sea, western Pacific [18°20'N, 133°29'E]; USNM 200525, Indian Ocean [7°14'N, 59°53'E]; ZMUC P2340564, western Atlantic [17°56'N, 64°50'W].
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Off Bermagui, NSW (36 19 S, 150 39 E) base on NMV specimen; circumglobal, tropical, subtropical
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
1000 to 2000 m
Common Name References
Paxton, J.R., Trnski, T. & Johnson, G.D. 2016. Cetomimidae. pp. 2174-2182 in Carpenter, K.E. & De Angelis, N. (eds.). The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Bony Fishes Part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1511-2350. [2181] (Young Flabby Whalefish)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES | 07-Jun-2022 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |