Species Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Becker, 1967

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Species Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Becker, 1967

Mermaid Lanternfish

Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Becker, V.E. 1967. The lanternfishes (Myctophidae) from the Petr Lebedev Atlantic Expeditions 1961–1964. Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 84: 84-124 figs 1-13 [in Russian] [112, fig. 9].
Type data:
Holotype ZIL 37858, South Atlantic [42°17´S, 39°W].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Off Newcastle (33º01´S) to off Brush Island (35º36´S), NSW and south of TAS (47ºS); temperate, southern circumglobal (except central and east Pacific).

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Tasmania: S oceanic, SE oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

General References

McGinnis, R.F. 1982. Biology of the Antarctic Seas XII. Biogeography of lanternfishes (Myctophidae) south of 30°S. American Geophysical Union. Antarctic Research Series 35: 1-110 figs 1-56

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Mermaid Lanternfish)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED

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