Species Lobianchia dofleini (Zugmayer, 1911)
Doflein's Lanternfish
- Myctophum (Lampanyctus) dofleini Zugmayer, E. 1911. Diagnoses des poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse Alice (1901 à 1910). Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 193: 1-14 [3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MOM 2022, Mediterranean Sea; MOM 2699, Mediterranean Sea; MOM 2902, Mediterranean Sea; MOM 2910, Mediterranean Sea.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Sydney, NSW (34º09´S) to south of TAS (47ºS) and off Eucla (128º37´E) to off Leeman (29º57´S), WA; temperate, southern circumglobal (also recorded from North Atlantic).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Tasmania: SE oceanic
- Western Australia: S oceanic, W oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
General References
Brandt, S.B. 1981. Effects of a warm-core eddy on fish distribution in the Tasman Sea off east Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 6: 19-33 figs 1-7
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Doflein's Lanternfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |