Genus Himantolophus Reinhardt, 1837

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External Links

• Himantolophus Reinhardt, J.C.H. 1837. Ichthyologiske Bidrag til den Grönlandske Fauna. Kjobenhavn 114 pp. 8 pls. [34].

  Type species:

   Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837 by monotypy.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Circumglobal

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

General References

Pietsch, T.W. 2009. Oceanic Anglerfishes. Extraordinary Diversity in the Deep Sea. Berkeley and Los Angeles : University of California Press pp. i-xii + 1-557.

Pietsch, T.W. & Kenaley, C.P. 2011. A new species of deep-sea ceratioid anglerfish, genus Himantolophus (Lophiiformes: Himantolophidae), from southern waters of all three major oceans of the world. Copeia 2011(4): 490-496

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
25-Jun-2015	LOPHIIFORMES	09-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED