Species Diaphus perspicillatus (Ogilby, 1898)

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External Links

• Aethoprora perspicillata Ogilby, J.D. 1898. New genera and species of fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(1): 32-41 [36].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.794, Lord Howe Island.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Port Gregory (28º20´S) to off Dirk Hartog Island (25º20´S), WA, off Townsville, QLD (19ºS) and from off Tuggerah Lake (33º20´S) to off Brush Island (35º36´S), NSW; tropical, Atlantic Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

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), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Lord Howe Island
  • New South Wales: SE oceanic
  • Queensland: NE oceanic
  • Western Australia: W oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

 

General References

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [265]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [37] (440)

 

Common Name References

Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase) (Transparent Lantern Fish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Flatface Lanternfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED