Species Himantolophus appelii (Clarke, 1878)
Prickly Footballfish, Prickly Deepsea Anglerfish
- Aegoeonichthys appelii Clarke, F.E. 1878. On two new fishes. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 10(30): 243-246 pl. 6 [245, pl. 6].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (not preserved), off Westland, New Zealand [43°S, 170°E (stranded)].Type locality references:
Bertelsen, E. & Pietsch, T.W. 1983. The ceratioid anglerfishes of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 35(2): 77-99 figs 1-18 [82].
Generic Combinations
- Himantolophus appelii (Clarke, 1878). —
Bertelsen, E. & Krefft, G. 1988. The ceratioid family Himantolophidae (Pisces, Lophiiformes). Steenstrupia 14(2): 9-89 [47]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837 [misidentification]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [58]
Introduction
Because of the similarity to Himantolophus stewarti Pietsch & Kenaley, 2011, some records may be based on that species.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Newcastle, NSW (32°S, 151°E) and southeast of Lord Howe Island to off Albany, WA (35°S, 117°E); temperate, southern circumglobal (except east Pacific).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
All WA specimens taken from stomachs of sperm whales. Depth range: 146-1000 m.
General References
Bertelsen, E. & Krefft, G. 1988. The ceratioid family Himantolophidae (Pisces, Lophiiformes). Steenstrupia 14(2): 9-89 [47]
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Chaunacidae, Himantolophidae, Oneirodidae, Ceratiidae. pp. 298-305 figs 265-268 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [299]
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., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Himantolophidae. pp. 659-660 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. [659]
Pietsch, T.W. 2008. Himantolophidae. pp. 381 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [381]
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
Stewart, A.L. & Pietsch, T.W. 1998. The ceratioid anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) of New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 28(1): 1-37 [6] (in part)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [58] (2291, as Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [299] (Prickly Deepsea Anglerfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Prickly Footballfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 02-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |