Species Diaphus fragilis Tåning, 1928
Fragile Lanternfish, Fragile Lantern Fish
- Diaphus fragilis Tåning, Å.V. 1928. Synopsis of the scopelids in the North Atlantic. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 86: 49-69 figs 1-2 [61].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMUC P.2329202, North Atlantic [12°11´N, 35°49´W].Subsequent designation references:
Nafpaktitis, B.G. 1973. A review of the lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae) described by Å. Vedel Tåning. Dana Reports 83: 1-46 figs 1-44 [23].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Townsville, QLD (19ºS) and off Sydney (33º20´S) to off Eden (37º21´S), NSW; tropical, temperate, Atlantic Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Queensland: NE oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
General References
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2
Common Name References
Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase) (Fragile Lantern Fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Fragile Lanternfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |