Species Idiacanthus fasciola Peters, 1877
Serpent Black Dragonfish, Gleaming-tailed Seadragon, Serpent Dragon, Stalk-eyed Marvel, Strap Dragonfish
- Idiacanthus fasciola Peters, W.C.H. 1877. Übersicht der während der von 1874 bis 1876 unter dem Kommando des Hrn. Kapitän z. S. Freiherrn von Schleinitz ausgeführten Reise S.M.S. Gazelle gesammelten und von der Kaiserlichen Admiralität der Königlichen Akadamie der Wissenschaften äbersandte Fische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876: 831-854 [847].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 9338 (2 specimens), north of Australia and north of New Guinea [117°E and 1°04´05"N, 136°03´06"E]; ZMB 9772, north of Australia and north of New Guinea [117°E and 1°04´05"N, 136°03´06"E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Newcastle (32ºS), NSW, to south of Hobart, TAS (44ºS), and west of Rottnest Is. (32º00'S,114°45'E) to off the Northwest Shelf, WA (16º38'S, 119º04'E), Norfolk Ridge; tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-3500m.
General References
Harold, A.S. 1999. Families Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Phosichthyidae, Astronesthidae, Stomiidae, Chauliodontidae, Melanostomiidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae. pp. 1896-1917 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. [1917]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [19]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [52]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [30] (212)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Idiacanthinae. pp. 453-454 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. [454]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (286)
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [30] (Gleaming-tailed Seadragon)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Serpent Black Dragonfish)
Stewart, A.L. & Kenaley, C.P. 2015. Subfamily Idiacanthinae. pp. 521-523 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [523] (Strap Dragonfish)
Whitley, G.P. 1966. Marine Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press Vol. 1 pp. 1-142. [19] (Serpent Dragon, Stalk-eyed Marvel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [23] (Serpent Black Dragonfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 14-May-2020 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |