Species Lestidiops jayakari (Boulenger, 1889)
Pacific Barracudina
- Sudis jayakari Boulenger, G.A. 1889. Second account of the fishes obtained by Surgeon Major A.S.G. Jayakar at Muscat, east coast of Arabia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889(2): 236-246 pls 25-28 [241, fig.].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1889.4.15.60, Muscat, Gulf of Oman. - Paralepis pseudosphyraenoides danae Ege, V. 1930. Contributions to the knowledge of the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean species of the genus Paralepis Cuv. A systematical and biological investigation. Report on the Danish Oceanographic Expedition 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and Adjacent Seas 2A(13): 1-201 [79, fig. 19].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMUC P.2322674, Atlantic Ocean off north-west Africa [25°07'N, 19°20'W].
Paralectotype(s) ZMUC P.2323811; ZMUC P.2323816; ZMUC P.2323841-42.Subsequent designation references:
Post, A. 1972. Catalogue of type-specimens and designation of lectotypes of the fish-family Paralepididae (Osteichthyes, Myctophoidei). Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft 23(2): 136-165 [143]. - Paralepis pacificus Parr, A.E. 1931. Deepsea fishes from off the western coast of North and Central America with keys to the genera Stomias, Diplophos, Melamphaes and Bregmaceros, and a revision of the macropterus group of the genus Lampanyctus. Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection 2(4): 1-53 figs 1-18 [19, figs 6-7].
Type data:
Holotype YPM 2654, off Pacific coast of Mexico [20°48'15"N, 106°11'50"W].
Paratype(s) YPM 2655.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Post, A. 1990. Families Paralepididae, Sudidae, Omosudidae, Alepisauridae, Anotopteridae. pp. 373-389 in Quéro, J.-C., Hureau, J.-C., Karrer, C., Post, A. & Saldanha, L. (eds). Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic. Paris : UNESCO 1492 pp., 3 vols. [375]
Generic Combinations
- Lestidium pseudosphyraenoides danae (Ege, 1930). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [37] (changed combination cited) - Lestidiops jayakari (Boulenger, 1889). —
Post, A. 1986. Family Paralepididae. pp. 274-278 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [275] (changed combination cited)
Introduction
The group is in need of revision and the names used here are tentative. The two species from Australia have been confused and previous identifications are uncertain.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Off northern NSW to TAS; tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
General References
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. (as Lestidiops pacifica)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Paralepididae. pp. 490-494 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. [492]
Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Paralepididae, Anotopteridae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae. pp. 581-606 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [585]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [37] (435)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [271] (Pacific Barracudina)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pacific Barracudina)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2016 | AULOPIFORMES | 14-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |