Species Himantolophus mauli Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Himantolophus mauli Bertelsen, E. & Krefft, G. 1988. The ceratioid family Himantolophidae (Pisces, Lophiiformes). Steenstrupia 14(2): 9-89 [57, figs. 7, 21-22].

  Type data:

   Holotype MMF 18291, off Camara de Lobos, Madeira.
  Paratype(s) ARC 860-1638; ISH 682-1979; ROM 26760; ROM 37721; USNM 231672; ZMUC P922195.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

South of TAS (43°S, 146°E) and off Border Village, Great Australian Bight, SA (31°S, 129°E); temperate, disjunct, west Pacific and Atlantic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southern Province (8)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 940-1000 m.

 

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. [343]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	LOPHIIFORMES	15-Sep-2011	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)