Species Histiobranchus australis (Regan, 1913)
Southern Cut-throat Eel
Compiler and date details
20 April 2011 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
- Synaphobranchus (Histiobranchus) australis Regan, C.T. 1913. The Antarctic fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 49(2): 229-292 figs 1-6 pls 1-11 [235, pl. 8(5)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1887.12.4.255, Southern Indian Ocean, Challenger station 146, depth 2515 metres [46°46´S, 45°31´E]; NMSZ 1921.143.318, South Atlantic Ocean, depth 1742 fathoms [48°06´S, 10°05´W].
Generic Combinations
- Histiobranchus australis (Regan, 1913). —
Karmovskaya, E.S. & Merrett, N.R. 1998. Taxonomy of the deep-sea eel genus Histiobranchus (Synaphobranchidae, Anguilliformes), with notes on the ecology of H. bathybius in the eastern North Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology 53: 1015-1037 (changed combination)
Mundy, B.C. 2005. Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology 6: 1-703 [129] (changed combination cited)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Histiobranchus bathybius Günther, 1877 [restricted to Northern Hemispehere]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [108] (misidentification) - Histiobranchus bruuni Castle, 1964 [mis-identification]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [108] (in part)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [17]
Introduction
Frequently treated as a synonym of Histiobranchus bathybius (Günther 1877) by earlier authors, a species now considered to be restricted to the northern hemisphere (see Mundy 2005:129 and Karmovskaya & Merrett 1998).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Broken Bay, NSW (33°40'S, 151°56'E), Huon Marine Reserve south of Bruny Island, TAS (44°40'S, 147°32'E) to Great Australian Bight SE of Eucla (34°36'S 130°17'E) and possibly further west; temperate, southern circumglobal and NE Atlantic (Azores).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southern Province (8)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [17] (as H. bruuni)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental rise, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
950-3000m, usually below 2000m
General References
Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1990. Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [103] (as Histiobranchus bathybius)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [17] (as Histiobranchus bruuni)
Karmovskaya, E.S. 1978. Preliminary list of eels (Anguilliformes, Osteichthys) of the Australian-New Zealand region (on materials collected during the 16th cruise of the R/V Dimitry Mendeleev). Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 112: 147-151 [in Russian] [150] (as Histiobranchus bruuni?)
Karmovskaya, E.S. & Merrett, N.R. 1998. Taxonomy of the deep-sea eel genus Histiobranchus (Synaphobranchidae, Anguilliformes), with notes on the ecology of H. bathybius in the eastern North Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology 53: 1015-1037 [1026] (as Synaphobranchus australis)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Synaphobranchidae. pp. 260-263 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. [262]
Smith, D.G. 2008. Family Synaphobranchidae. pp. 160-166 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [162]
Smith, D.G. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. 39. Family Synaphobranchidae. pp. 238-248 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [242]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Southern Cut-throat Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [20] (Southern Cut-throat Eel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 11-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2016 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |