Species Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes, 1837)
Smooth Anglerfish, Bougainville's Anglerfish, Bougainville's Frogfish, Bougainvilles Anglerfish, Smooth Angler Fish
Compiler and date details
1 July 2011 - Dianne J. Bray, Gerald R. Allen, N.J. Cross and Douglass F. Hoese
- Chironectes bougainvilli Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1837. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 12 507 pp. pls 344-368. [431].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP A.4546, 'Mer des Indes'.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP (2 specimens, not found).Subsequent designation references:
Le Danois, Y. 1964. Étude anatomique et systématique des Antennaires, de l'Ordre des Pediculates. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] n.s. sér. A, Zool. 31(1): 1-162 [139].
Generic Combinations
- Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes, 1837). —
Gill, T.N. 1878. Note on Antennariidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 1(31): 221-222 [222] (changed combination as type of genus Histiophryne)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Swains Reefs, QLD (21ºS) to Spencer Gulf, SA (136º), records from WA require confirmation; tropical, temperate, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 0-5 m.
General References
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Antennariidae. pp. 637-646 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. [642]
Arnold, R. & Pietsch, T.W. 2011. A new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 2925: 63-68 [63]
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [33] (record from Dampier Archipelago, WA)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [408]
Pietsch, T.W. 1984. The genera of frogfishes (family Antennariidae). Copeia 1984(1): 27-44 fig. 1 [40]
Pietsch, T.W. 1994. Family Antennariidae. pp. 285-297 figs 254-264 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. [290]
Pietsch, T.W. 1999. Families Antennariidae, Tetrabrachiidae, Lophichthyidae. pp. 2013-2019 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [2015]
Pietsch, T.W. 2008. Antennariidae. pp. 364-374 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [368]
Pietsch, T.W., Arnold, R.J. & Hall, D.W. 2009. A bizarre new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne from Ambon and Bali, Indonesia. Copeia 2009: 37−45 [37]
Schultz, L.P. 1957. The frogfishes of the family Antennariidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 107(3383): 47-105 figs 1-7 pls 1-14 [69]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [58] (2285)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [57] (Bougainville's Anglerfish)
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. [291] (Bougainville's Frogfish, Bougainvilles Anglerfish)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [123] (Smooth Anglerfish)
Scott, T.D., Glover, C.J.M. & Southcott, R.V. 1974. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 392 pp. figs. [296] (Smooth Angler Fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smooth Anglerfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 09-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |