Species Eustomias macronema Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Bigbarb Dragonfish, Big-barbeled Dragonfish
- Eustomias (Dinematochirus) macronema Regan, C.T. & Trewavas, E. 1930. The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. Dana Reports 1920–22 6: 1-143 figs 1-138 pls 1-14 [101, fig. 91].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC P.201902 (Depth about 200m), Eastern Atlantic Ocean [30°17´N, 20°44´W].Type locality references:
Nielsen, J.G. 1974. Fish Types in the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen. Copenhagen : Univ. Copenhagen 115 pp. [16].
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North-west of Exdmouth (20°17'S, 113º14'E) and off Dampier, WA (18°27'S, 116°33'E) and east of Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, QLD(13°47'S, 148°19'E); tropical, Atlantic Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-2000 m.
General References
Clarke, T.A. 2000. Review of nine species of north Atlantic Eustomias, subgenus Dinematochirus (Pisces: Stomiidae), with descriptions of two new species. Copeia 2000(1): 96-111 [108]
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]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [19]
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. [446]
Common Name References
Fishnames 2017. Australian Fish Names Database. http://www.fishnames.com.au/ (Bigbarb Dragonfish)
Kenaley, C.P. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Subfamily Melanostomiinae. pp. 494-520 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [506] (Big-barbeled 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] (Bigbarb Dragonfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 23-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |