Genus Hymenocephalus Giglioli, 1884
- Hymenocephalus Giglioli, E.H. in Giglioli, E.H. & Issel, A. 1884. Pelagos, Saggi sulla Vita e sui Prodotti del Mare. Genova : Tip. Ist. Sordomuti 436 pp. 32 figs. [228].
Type species:
Hymenocephalus italicus Giglioli, 1884 (previous usage of the name apparently does not meet criteria of availibility. The name does not appear in Giglioli (1882)) by original designation, see Giglioli, E.H. & Issel, A. 1884. Pelagos, Saggi sulla Vita e sui Prodotti del Mare. Genova : Tip. Ist. Sordomuti 436 pp. 32 figs. [not seen] [228]. - Hymenocephalus Giglioli, E.H. 1882. New deep-sea fish from the Mediterranean. Nature (London) 27: 198-199 [199] [nomen nudum; appeared without meeting criteria of availability].
Excluded Taxa
MACROURIDAE: Hymenocephalus striatissimus Jordan & Gilbert, 1904 [restricted to North Pacific from Philippines to Japan] — Schwarzhans, W. 2014. Head and otolith morphology of the genera Hymenocephalus, Hymenogadus and Spicomacrurus (Macrouridae), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 3888(1): 001–073 [60]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
General References
Iwamoto, T. & Graham, K.J. 2001. Grenadiers (Families Bathygadidae and Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Pisces) of New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 52(21): 407-509 figs 1-114
Iwamoto, T. & Williams, A. 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(3): 105-243 figs 1-58
McMillan, P.J. & Iwamoto, T. 2015. Families Macrouridae, Bathygadidae, Macrouroididae, Trachyrincidae. pp. 747-838 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152.
Schwarzhans, W. 2014. Head and otolith morphology of the genera Hymenocephalus, Hymenogadus and Spicomacrurus (Macrouridae), with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 3888(1): 001–073
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | MACROURIDAE | 31-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 12-Apr-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |