Species Gephyroberyx darwinii (Johnson, 1866)
Darwin's Roughy, Darwin's Slimehead (FAO), Finescale Roughy
- Trachichthys darwinii Johnson, J.Y. 1866. Description of Trachichthys darwinii, a new species of berycoid fish from Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 311-315 pl. 32 [311, pl. 32].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1866.6.1.2, Madeira.
Generic Combinations
- Gephyroberyx darwinii (Johnson, 1866). —
Boulenger, G.A. 1902. Notes on the classification of teleostean fishes. 2. On the Berycidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 9(33): 197-204 [203] (changed combination with description of genus Gephyroberyx)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South of Saumarez Reef, Coral Sea (23º13´S) and east of Mooloolabah, QLD (26º42´S) to north-west of Broome, WA (16º46´S, 119º40'E); tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthopelagic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
200-1020 m
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Trachichthyidae, Monocentridae. pp. 399-412 figs 358-369 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [400]
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Trachichthyidae. pp. 420-430 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [422]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [131]
Moore, J.A. & Paxton, J.R. 1999. Family Trachichthyidae. pp. 2215-2217 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2217]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [79] (546)
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Family Trachipteridae. pp. 540-542 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. [768]
Roberts, C.D. & Gomon, M.F. 2015. Family Trachichthyidae. pp.1009-1021 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [1012]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [40] (734)
Woods, L.P. & Sonoda, P.M. 1973. Order Berycomorphi (Beryciformes). In, Cohen, D.M. (ed.) Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(6): 263-396 figs 1-66 [300]
Common Name References
Fishbase 2012. Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org. (Darwin's Slimehead)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [400] (Finescale Roughy)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Darwin's Roughy)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [228] (Darwin's Roughy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | BERYCIFORMES | 17-Dec-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |