Species Lophiodes gracilimanus (Alcock, 1899)
Malabar Monkfish
- Lophiodes gracilimanus Alcock, A.W. 1899. A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Marine Deep-sea Fishes in the Indian Museum, collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey ship Investigator. Calcutta 211 pp. 8 pls 1 map. [54].
Type data:
Lectotype ZSI F490/1, Off Malabar coast, India.
Paralectotype(s) ZSI F488/1, Off Malabar coast, India; ZSI F489/1, Off Malabar coast, India; ZSI F672/1, Off Malabar coast, India
Comment: depth 68-148 fathoms depth, and depth 100 fathoms, vessel Investigator.Subsequent designation references:
Caruso, J.H. 1981. The systematics and distribution of the lophiid anglerfishes : 1. A revision of the genus Lophiodes with the description of two new species. Copeia 1981(3): 522-549 figs 1-21 [526].
Generic Combinations
- Lophiodes gracilimanus (Alcock, 1899). —
Caruso, J.H. 1981. The systematics and distribution of the lophiid anglerfishes : 1. A revision of the genus Lophiodes with the description of two new species. Copeia 1981(3): 522-549 figs 1-21 [526]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Near Rowley Shoals (17°53'S, 118°27'E east to 17°28'S, 120°27'E) based on specimens in NMV and NTM, North West Shelf, WA; tropical, Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
125-300 m
General References
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [81, 313] (off Sumatra)
Common Name References
Caruso, J.H. 1999. Family Lophiidae. pp. 2004-2012 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [2007] (Malabar Monkfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOPHIIFORMES | 27-Jun-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |