Species Leptochilichthys microlepis Machida & Shiogaki, 1988
Smallscale Smoothhead
- Leptochilichthys microlepis Machida, Y. & Shiogaki, M. 1988. Leptochilichthys microlepis, a new species of the family Leptochilichthyidae, Salmoniformes, from Aomori, northern Japan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 35(1): 1-6 [1, figs 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype BSKU 43810, Pacific, off Aomori Pref., Honshu, Japan [40°54´N, 142°01´E to 40°36´N, 142°13´E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of North West Cape (21º54´S, 113°40'E) to west of Barrow Island (20º55´S, 112°52'E), WA; tropical, temperate, disjunct (east-Indo-north-west Pacific (Japan)).
IMCRA
Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
1100-1158 m.
General References
Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Alepocephalidae. pp. 384-393 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. [389]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [19]
Sazonov, Y.I. & Williams, A. 2001. A review of the alepocephalid fishes (Argentiniformes, Alepocephalidae) from the continental slope of Australia: Part I. Journal of Ichthyology 41(suppl. 1): 1-36 [6]
Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155 [146]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smallscale Smoothhead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | ARGENTINIFORMES | 06-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 06-Jun-2016 | 13-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |