Species Epigonichthys australis (Raff, 1912)

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Species Epigonichthys australis (Raff, 1912)

Asymmetron australis Raff, J.W. 1912. IV. A new species of Asymmetron from the Great Australian Bight, South Australia. pp. 303–306, pl. 37. in, Zoological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried out by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909–1910: Fisheries Part III. [303].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.10411 12 specimens, south of St Francis Is., Great Australian Bight.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight
- Tasmania: Bass Strait
- Victoria: Bass Strait

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, filter-feeder, sand bottom.

General References

Richardson, B.J. & McKenzie, A.M. 1994. Taxonomy and distribution of Australian cephalochordates (Subphylum Cephalochordata; Phylum Chordata). Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 1443-1459

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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