Species Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894
Smoky Seabat
- Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, A.W. 1894. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator, Commander C.F. Oldham, R.N., commanding. Series 2(11). An account of a recent collection of bathybial fishes from the Bay of Bengal and from the Laccadive Sea. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 63(2,2): 115-137 pls 6-7 [119].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZSI F.13716, Bay of Bengal, 145-250 fathoms [13°51'12"N, 80°28'12"E]; USNM 46757 (ex ZSI F.13726), Bay of Bengal, 145-250 fathoms [13°51'12"N, 80°28'12"E]; ZMA 102167, Bay of Bengal, 145-250 fathoms [13°51'12"N, 80°28'12"E]; BMNH 1895.1.3.9 (ex ZSI F13721), Bay of Bengal, 145-250 fathoms [13°51'12"N, 80°28'12"E].Type locality references:
Menon, A.G.K. & Yazdani, G.M. 1968. Catalogue of type specimens in the Zoological Survey of India, Part 2, Fishes. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 61(1/2): 91-190 [164].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Exmouth, WA (22°S, 114°E) to off Bucaneer Archipelago, WA (15°S, 124°E) and Arafura Sea, NT, Australian records from WA need confirmation; tropical, Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 30-200 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]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [22]
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. [654]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smoky Seabat)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 15-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |