Species Eustomias achirus Parin & Pokhilskaya, 1974
Proud Dragonfish
- Eustomias achirus Parin, N.V. & Pokhilskaya, G.N. 1974. A review of the Indo-Pacific species of the genus Eustomias (Melanostomiatidae, Osteichthyes). Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 96: 316-368 figs 1-19 [in Russian] [340, figs 8, 12].
Type data:
Holotype ZIL 41532 (Coral Sea, depth 200-0 meters), off Port Douglas, QLD [16°24´S, 149°11´E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Port Douglas, QLD (16º24´S); tropical, Atlantic Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
200 m.
General References
Clarke, T.A. 1998. Pelagic fishes of the genus Eustomias (Melanostomiidae) presently associated with Eustomias achirus Parin and Pokhilskaya with description of five new species. Copeia 1998(3): 676-686 [678]
Harold, A.S. 1999. Families Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Phosichthyidae, Astronesthidae, Stomiidae, Chauliodontidae, Melanostomiidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae. pp. 1896-1917 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. [1913]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melanostomiinae. pp. 443-452 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. [445]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melanostomiinae. pp. 443-452 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. [199]
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2019. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Proud Dragonfish)
Fishnames 2017. Australian Fish Names Database. http://www.fishnames.com.au/ (Proud Dragonfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [22] (Proud Dragonfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 21-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |