Species Diaphus meadi Nafpaktitis, 1978
Mead's Lanternfish
- Diaphus meadi Nafpaktitis, B.G. 1978. Systematics and distribution of lanternfishes of the genera Lobianchia and Diaphus (Myctophidae) in the Indian Ocean. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Science Bulletin 30: 1-92 figs 1-82 [63, figs 62-63].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC P.2334935, South Atlantic [27°10´S, 8°59´E].
Paratype(s) LACM 36545-1; LACM 36546-1 to -5; USNM 216998; ZMUC P.2334936-43.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Coffs Harbour, NSW (30º15´S) to off Perth, WA (32ºS); temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Tasmania: SE oceanic
- Victoria: S oceanic, SE oceanic
- Western Australia: S oceanic, W 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/. (Web 2004. Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary., Fishbase, FAO) (Mead's Lanternfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |