Species Hymenocephalus aeger Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
Plaintail Whiptail
- Hymenocephalus striatissimus aeger Gilbert, C.H. & Hubbs, C.L. 1920. The macrouroid fishes of the Philippine Islands and the East Indies. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(7): 369-588 figs 1-40 [531, fig. 32].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 78228, between Gillolo and Makyan Island, Philippines [0°15´00"N, 127°24´35"E].
Paratype(s) USNM 64 specimens; CAS(SU) 25463 8 specimens.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hymenocephalus aeger Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920 [often treated as a subspecies of Hymenocephalus striatissimus]. —
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 [58] (elevated to species rank) - Hymenocephalus striatissimus Jordan & Gilbert, 1904. —
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 [178] (Western Australia)
Introduction
Previoosly the species was treated as having two subspecies, Hymenocephalus striatissimus striatissimus found from the Philippines to Japan and H. striatissimus aeger from Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Schwarzhans (2014) separated the two as distinct specis.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Barrow Island, WA (20°40'S 114°43'E), to south-west of Cartier Reef, Timor Sea (12°37'S, 123°26'E), and south-west of Townsville (19°02´S 150°43'E), QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific (Molucca Sea).
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
550-612 m
General References
Bray, D.J., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Macrouridae. pp. 581-607 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. [595]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [24] (as Hymenocephalus striatissimus)
Iwamoto, T. 1990. Family Macrouridae. pp. 90-318 in Cohen, D.M., Inada, T., Iwamoto, T. & Scialabba, N. FAO Species Catalogue. Gadiform fishes of the world (order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 10 442 pp. [230] (as Hymenocephalus striatissimus )
Iwamoto, T. 1999. Families Macrouridae, Bathylagidae, Moridae, Bregmacerotidae. pp. 1986-1998 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. [1991] (as Hymenocephalus striatissimus)
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 [178] (as Hymenocephalus striatissimus)
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
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Plaintail Whiptail)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [29] (Plaintail Whiptail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | MACROURIDAE | 15-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 16-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |