Species Echiodon anchipterus Williams, 1984

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• Echiodon anchipterus Williams, J.T. 1984. Studies of Echiodon (Pisces : Carapidae) with description of two new Indo-Pacific species. Copeia 1984(2): 410-422 figs 1-6 [415, figs 1A, 4].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 258905, Visayan Sea, south-west of Caduruan Point, Philippines, 0-78.7m [11°35'45"N, 123°55'32"E].

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Echiodon coheni Williams, 1984. —
  Markle, D.F. & Olney, J.E. 1990. Systematics of the pearlfishes (Pisces: Carapidae). Bulletin of Marine Science 47(2): 269-410 [345] (in part, considered Echiodon archipterus as a junior synonym)

 

Introduction

Markle & Olney (1990) regarded this species as a synonym of Echiodon coheni. Williams & Machida (1992) regarded both species as valid. Because of the close similarity of these species, the identity of Australian material is uncertain.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Off Sydney to south-east of TAS; based on specimens in NMV; tropical, temperate, west Pacific.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

0-79m

 

General References

Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Carapidae. pp. 551-555 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. [552]

Markle, D.F. & Olney, J.E. 1990. Systematics of the pearlfishes (Pisces: Carapidae). Bulletin of Marine Science 47(2): 269-410 [345]

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. [14]

Williams, J.T. & Machida, Y. 1992. Echiodon anchipterus: a valid western Pacific species of the pearlfish family Carapidae with comments on Eurypleuron. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 38(4): 367-373

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Jun-2015	OPHIDIIFORMES	16-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED