Species Alionematichthys piger (Alcock, 1890)
Whiskered Viviparous Brotula
- Dinematichthys piger Alcock, A.W. 1890. On some undescribed shorefishes from the Bay of Bengal. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 6: 425-443 figs 1-3 [432].
Type data:
Holotype ZSI F12939, Great Coco Island, Andaman Islands, 15-35 fathoms.
Generic Combinations
- Alionematichthys piger (Alcock, 1890). —
Møller, P. R. & Schwarzhans, W. 2008. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-Pacific. Part IV. Dinematichthys and two new genera with descriptions of nine new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 24: 87-146 [102]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Near Scott Reef and Kimberley Region, WA and east of Cape York, QLD and Diamond Islets, Coral Sea and Middleton Reef and Elizabeth Reef, NSW; tropical, east-Indo-west -central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 1-13 m.
General References
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [367]
Møller, P. R. & Schwarzhans, W. 2008. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-Pacific. Part IV. Dinematichthys and two new genera with descriptions of nine new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 24: 87-146 [102]
Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp. [126] (status uncertain, in Brotulina)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [131] (Whiskered Viviparous Brotula)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPHIDIIFORMES | 04-Aug-2011 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |