Species Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby, 1910
Shortfin Seabat, Batfish, Deep Sea Bat, Deepsea Batfish, Short-finned Batfish, Spiny Sea Bat, Spiny Sea-bat
- Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby, J.D. 1910. On some new fishes from the Queensland coast. Endeavour Series No. 1 23: 85-139 [originally intended for publication in Proc. R. Soc. Qld] [138] [generic name mispelled as Halieutea].
Type data:
Holotype AM E.2972, off Cape Moreton, QLD.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Shark Bay and west of Exmouth, WA and off Hinchinbrook Island, QLD (18°S) to off Bay of Fires, TAS (41°S, 148°E); tropical, temperate
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Province (18), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 54-260 m.
General References
Bradbury, M.G. 1999. Family Ogcocephalidae. pp. 2023-2025 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. [2025]
Bradbury, M.G. 2003. Family Ogcocephalidae Jordan 1895 -- batfishes. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 17: 1-17 [5]
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [146]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [22]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [410]
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Ogcocephalidae. pp. 652-654 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. [653]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [58] (2305)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [61] (Short-finned Batfish)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [517] (Spiny Sea-bat)
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [187] (Batfish, Spiny Sea Bat)
Pollard, J. (ed.) 1980. G.P. Whitley's Handbook of Australian Fishes. North Sydney : Jack Pollard Publishing Pty Ltd 629 pp. [313] (Deepsea Batfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Shortfin Seabat)
Whitley, G.P. 1949. The handfish. Australian Museum Magazine 9(12): 398-403 [401] (Deep Sea Bat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 15-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |