Species Halimochirurgus centriscoides Alcock, 1899
Longsnout Spikefish
- Halimochirurgus centriscoides Alcock, A.W. 1899. Halimochirurgus centriscoides, a new deep-sea fish from the Gulf of Manár. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 68: 78 [not seen] [78].
Type data:
Holotype ZSI 781, Gulf of Manár, west of Sri Lanka.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Point Cloates (23°25'S, 113°05'E) to Northwest Shelf (17°15'S), WA, and Timor Sea (130°14'S), NT; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [230]
- Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [84]
- Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155 [155]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
297–447 m.
General References
Tyler, J.C. 1968. A monograph on plectognath fishes of the superfamily Triacanthoidea. Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 16: 1-364 figs 1-209 [218]
Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155 [155]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [236] (Longsnout Spikefish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Longsnout Spikefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |