Species Hygophum hanseni (Tåning, 1932)
Hansen's Lanternfish
- Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni Tåning, Å.V. 1932. Notes on scopelids from the Dana Expeditions. 1. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 94: 125-146 figs 1-16 [132, fig. 4].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC P.2329226, east of New Zealand [42°32´S, 174°50´E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Tuggerah Lake, NSW (33º20´S) to off Perth, WA (32ºS); temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Tasmania: S oceanic, SE oceanic
- Victoria: S oceanic, SE oceanic
- Western Australia: W oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
General References
Brandt, S.B. 1981. Effects of a warm-core eddy on fish distribution in the Tasman Sea off east Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 6: 19-33 figs 1-7
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Hansen's Lanternfish)
History of changes
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27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |