Species Gigantura chuni Brauer, 1901

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• Gigantura chuni Brauer, A. 1901. Über einige von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelten Tiefseefische und ihre Augen. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft zur Beförderung der Gesamten Naturwissenschaften du Marburg 8: 115-130 figs 1-3 [128].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 17703 (missing), Gulf of Guinea [2°36´N, 3°27´E].

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North of Port Hedland, WA (18°27'S, 116°33'E); tropical, circumglobal.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Transition (3)

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

 

General References

John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Dianne J. Bray 2006. Family Giganturidae. pp. 500-501 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. [501]

Johnson, R.K. & Bertelsen, E. 1991. The fishes of the family Giganturidae: systematics, distribution and aspects of biology. Dana Reports 91: 1-45

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [245]

 

Common Name References

Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase, AFS) (Gigantura)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Chun's Telescopefish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Dec-2016	AULOPIFORMES	16-Jul-2016	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED