Genus Derichthys Gill, 1884

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• Derichthys Gill, T.N. 1884. Three new families of fishes added to the deep-sea fauna in a year. American Naturalist 18: 433 [433].

  Type species:

   Derichthys serpentinus Gill, 1884 by monotypy.

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Atlantic, Indo-west and south-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Norfolk Island Province (21), Macquarie Island Province (24)

General References

Karmovskaya, E.S. 1985. Mesopelagic eels of family Derichthyidae (Anguilliformes). Voprosy Ikhtiologii 25(6): 883-898 [885]

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Derichthyidae. pp. 280-281 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. [281]

Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [192]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2019	ELOPOMORPHA	01-Aug-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
24-Sep-2011	ANGUILLIFORMES	24-Sep-2011	MOVED	Dr Dianne Bray
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED