Species Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966

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Species Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966

Bertelsen's Lanternfish

Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, B.G. 1966. Two new fishes of the myctophid genus Diaphus from the Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 133(9): 401-424 figs 1-11 [405, figs 2-5].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 43121, central Atlantic [0°15´S, 18°35´W].
Paratype(s) MCZ 43122; ZMUC P.2329195-96.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Off Newcastle (33º17´S) to off Bega (36º33´S), NSW; temperate, discontinuous (Atlantic, west-central 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

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

General References

Brandt, S.B. 1981. Effects of a warm-core eddy on fish distribution in the Tasman Sea off east Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 6: 19-33 figs 1-7

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bertelsen's 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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