Species Dibrachichthys melanurus Pietsch, Johnson & Arnold, 2009

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• Dibrachichthys melanurus Pietsch, T.W., Johnson, J.W. & Arnold, R.J. 2009. A new genus and species of the shallow-water anglerfish family Tetrabrachiidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from Australia and Indonesia. Copeia 2009(3): 483-493 [Date published September] [483, Figs. 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.37271, northeast of Ussher Point, Cape York Peninsula, QLD, 23 m. [11°06.9'S, 142°51.9'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO H.6149-03; CSIRO H.6667-02; CSIRO H.6814-01; NTM S.10686-002; QM I.8500; QM I.27976; QM I.30654; QM I.35099; QM I.35262; QM I.36099; QM I.36181; QM I.36551; QM I.36578 2 specimens; QM I.36759; QM I.37250; QM I.37269; QM I.37298; QM I.37331; QM I.37521 2 specimens; QM I.37811; QM I.37826; QM I.37844; QM I.38226; QM I.40047; QM I.40083; QM I.36590; UW 117822; UW 117823; UW 117824; UW 117810; WAM P.10815-16 2 specimens; WAM P.26540-001; WAM P.26832-001; WAM P.26834-001; WAM P.27900-002; WAM P.31201-001; WAM P.32662.003; WAM P.32703-001.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Tetrabrachium ocellatum Günther, 1880 [name used by many authors prior to the description of D. melanurus].

 

Introduction

Often misidentified as Tetrabrachium ocellatum.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

SW of Dongara, WA (29°29'S) to E of Yeppoon, QLD (22°54'S); tropical,east-Indo-west Pacific (Aru Islands, Indonesia and the Torres Strait, Papua New Guinea).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

5-132 m.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	LOPHIIFORMES	16-Aug-2011	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)