Species Gnathophis nasutus Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000
Bignose Conger
- Gnathophis nasutus Karmovskaya, E.S. & Paxton, J.P. 2000. Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (Family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Ichthyology 40(Suppl. 1): 1-14 [S11, fig. 5c].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.26944-001, Northwest Shelf off Dampier, WA, 100m [19°44'S, 116°01'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.22875-001 (originally 5, now 3); CSIRO CA.2720; CSIRO C.2751-2752 (2 lots of 1 specimen each); WAM P.31739-001; ZMM 20666.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gnathophis sp. [Gnathophis nasutus Karmovskaya & Paxton, 2000 is the species given as Gnathophis sp. in Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola (1984). The species given in Sainsbury et al. 1985 as Gnathophis sp. is not Gnathophis nasutus (which was incorrectly attributed to CSIRO CA4011)]. —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [57, 304]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Monte Bello Islands (20º08'S, 115º34'E) to east of Ashmore Reef (12°27'S, 124°26'E), WA, and east of Dunk Island, QLD (17º53'S, 146º51'E); tropical, west Pacific (Timor Sea, Indonesia).
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
80–140 m
General References
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [57, 304] (as Gnathophis sp.)
Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Congridae. pp. 287-297 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. [294]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bignose Conger)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [19] (Bignose Conger)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 04-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 23-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |