Species Hoplostethus ravurictus Gomon, 2008
- Hoplostethus ravurictus Gomon, 2008.
Type data:
Holotype NMV A 29668-002 (407-404 m), Hedland, Western Australia [18°34.28'–18°34.20'S, 117°27.40'–117°28.17'E].
Paratype(s) NMV A 29662-005; NMV A 29668-022; NMV A 29670-009; NMV A 29703-014; NMV A 29703-015; NMV A 29703-016; NTM S.12288-026; NTM S.12456-001; NTM S.12604-002; NTM S.12605-001; NTM S.12606-012; NTM S.12610-009; NTM S.12641-004; NTM S.12594-004 (registration number incorrect as NTM S.12694-004 in publication); NTM S.12727-009; NTM S.12728-005; NTM S.12734-005; AMSA I.23425-004; CAS 227136 (3 specimens); CSIRO CA308; CSIRO CA3588; CSIRO CA3597; CSIRO CA3598; CSIRO CA3809; CSIRO H2106-1; CSIRO H2898-10; CSIRO H2899-03; CSIRO H4031-04; CSIRO H4031-05; CSIRO H4664-02; NMNZ P.44687; NMNZ P.44689; NTM S13138-004; QM I.38272; USNM 393569; WAM P.25401.017; WAM P.26209.015; WAM P.30576.018.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hoplostethus sp. —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [315]
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [334] - Hoplostethus melanopterus Fowler, 1938 [probable misidentification]. —
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [81]
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]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth Plateau, WA (19°49'S, 113°34'E) to east of Evans Shoal, Arafura Sea, NT (9°46'S, 130°14'E); tropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthopelagic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
250-1000 m.
General References
Gomon, M. F. 2008. A New Species of the Roughy Genus Hoplostethus (Trachichthyidae) off North-western Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65: 189-194 [189]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERYCIFORMES | 12-Jun-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |