Species Lestidium longilucifer Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020
Long Light-organ Barracudina
- Lestidium longilucifer Ho, H.-C., Graham, K. & Russell, B. 2020. Three new species of the barracudina genus Lestidium (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4767(1): 71-88 [72].Zoobank Registration Number:2F042E11-D699-435A-9BFA-E0D36D895473
Type data:
Holotype AM I.22821-063 260 mm SL (demersal trawl, 298–320 m, RV Soela, 10–11 Apr. 1982, coll. J. Paxton & M. McGrouther), 190 km northwest of Port Hedland, North West Shelf, WA [18°16’S, 118°12’E].
Paratype(s) AMS I.22809-045 2: 214‒242 mm SL, North West Shelf, 250 km NW of Port Headland, WA [18°40’S, 116°42’E]; AMS I.22817-022 2, 279‒292 mm SL, North West Shelf, WA [18°06’S, 117°45’E]; AMS I.22821-023 6, 231‒259 mm SL, same data as Holotype; AMS I.31175-002 1, 219 mm SL, off Shark Bay, WA [26°57’S, 112°22’E]; CSIRO H2094-01 1, 258 mm SL, NE of Mermaid Reef, Rowley Shoals, WA [16°59’S, 120°15’E]; CSIRO H3040-05 1, 225 mm SL, SW of Shark Bay, WA [26°59’S, 112°38’E]; CSIRO H3154-36, H3154-37 3, 246‒265, SW of Imperieuse Reef, WA [18°07’S, 118°08’E]; NMMBP 25561, 26017, 27928 3, 183-205 mm SL, off Dong-gang, Pingtung, Southwestern Taiwan; NTM 12607-007 1, 243 mm SL, off Rowley Shoals, Northwest Shelf, WA [17°51’S, 118°30’E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Lestidium atlanticum non Borodin, 1928 [a misidentification]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [247]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [21]
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]
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [48]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from the type series collected from north-western Australia and southern Taiwan; tropical, east Indo-west Pacific (Taiwan)
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Common Name References
Ho, H.-C., Graham, K. & Russell, B. 2020. Three new species of the barracudina genus Lestidium (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4767(1): 71-88 [72] (Long Light-organ Barracudina)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEPISAUROIDEI | 04-Apr-2024 | ADDED | Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |