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CAAB: 37349002

Species Pentaprion longimanus (Cantor, 1850)

Longfin Silverbiddy, Long-finned Silver Biddy

  • Equula longimana Cantor, T.E. 1850. Catalogue of Malayan fishes. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 18(2): 983-1443 pls 1-14 [dated 1849] [1134] [derivation from the Latin longus = long + manus = hand, although derived from a noun, the word was treated by the original author as an adjective and is accepted here as an adjective, similar to unimanus = one handed].
    Type data:
     Holotype BMNH 1860.3.19.184 half skin, Malayan Peninsula and Islands.

 

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

North West Shelf, WA (19°36'S) to off Cape Clinton, QLD (22°32'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, marine, schooling, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

Trawled to depths of 70 m.

 

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)
18-Dec-2013 GERREIDAE 17-Dec-2013 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese
05-Dec-2012 23-Oct-2013 MODIFIED
30-Mar-2010 MODIFIED