Species Hypopleuron caninum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Whiptail Cusk
- Hypopleuron caninum Smith, H.M. & Radcliffe, L. in Radcliffe, L. 1913. Descriptions of seven new genera and thirty-one new species of fishes of the families Brotulidae and Carapidae from the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 44(1948): 135-176 pls 7-17 [165, pl. 13(2), 14].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 74147, near Kayoa Island, Indonesia (as Dutch East Indies). 265 fathoms (485m) [0°07´30"N, 127°29´00"E].
Paratype(s) USNM 99198; USNM 99202.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Port Hedland, WA (18º59´S) to north of Melville Island, NT; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
265-445m
General References
Cohen, D.M. & Nielsen, J.G. 1978. Guide to the identification of genera of the fish order Ophidiiformes with a tentative classification of the order. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Technical Report 417: 1-72 figs 1-103 [33]
Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Ophidiidae. pp. 556-566 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. [561]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [23]
Nielsen. J.G. 1999. Families Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae, Aphionidae. pp. 1978-1985 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. [1981]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whiptail Cusk)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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22-Jun-2015 | OPHIDIIFORMES | 18-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |