Species Hoplostethus melanopus (Weber, 1913)

CAAB: 37255013

Smallscale Sawbelly, Smallscale Slimehead

Leiogaster melanopus Weber, M. 1913. Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 57: 1-710 123 figs 12 pls [180, pl. 9(7)].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMA 110.826, Indonesia.
Paralectotype(s) FMNH 52454; RMNH 9985; ZMA 109297; ZMA 110823-25.
Subsequent designation references:
Karrer, C. 1973. Über Fische aus dem Südostatlantik. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 49(1): 191-257 figs 1-29 [230].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

North of Melville Island (131º39´E) and north-east of Hinchinbrook Island, QLD (18°07'S, 147°30'E) to off Sydney, NSW (33º57´S); tropical, east-Atlantic-Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Transition (19)

Distribution References

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [72]

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

General References

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. [367]

Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray, M.F. Gomon & D.F. Hoese 2006. Trachichthyidae. pp. 767-772 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. [770]

Common Name References

Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase, FAO) (Smallscale Slimehead)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smallscale Sawbelly)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-Jun-2016	BERYCIFORMES	17-May-2016	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED