Species Dibranchus japonicus Amaoka & Toyoshima, 1981
Japanese Seabat
- Dibranchus japonicus Amaoka, K. & Toyoshima, M. 1981. A new ogcocephalid fish, Dibranchus japonicus, from Japan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 28(2): 115-121 figs 1-4 [115, fig. 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype HUMZ 78198, off Iwate Prefecture, Japan, 1180-1230 m. [39°40´N, 142°28.4´E].
Paratype(s) BSKU 19552; BSKU 20233; BSKU 20383; HUMZ 72663; HUMZ 72664; USNM 135673; USNM 148533.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth Plateau, WA, off Raine Island, QLD (11º35´S) and off Forster, NSW (32ºS, 152ºE) to south of TAS (43ºS, 146ºE); tropical, temperate, discontinuous (Japan and South Africa).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Cape Province (20), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 850-1152 m.
General References
Bradbury, M.G. 1999. A review of the fish genus Dibranchus with descriptions of new species and a new genus Solocisquama (Lophiiformes, Ogcocephalidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(5): 259-310 [294]
Bradbury, M.G. 1999. Family Ogcocephalidae. pp. 2023-2025 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [2025]
Bradbury, M.G. 2003. Family Ogcocephalidae Jordan 1895 -- batfishes. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 17: 1-17 [3]
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Ogcocephalidae. pp. 652-654 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [653]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Japanese Seabat)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 15-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |