Species Lophiodes mutilus (Alcock, 1894)

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• Lophius mutilus Alcock, A.W. 1894. Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer Investigator, Commander C.F. Oldham, R.N., commanding. Series 2(9). An account of the deep sea collection made during the season of 1892–93. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 62(2,4): 177-184 pl. 9 [179].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZSI 13438, Bay of Bengal, 128 fathoms. [15°04´07"N, 80°25´07"E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Lophiodes mutilus (Alcock, 1894). —
  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 [538]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Shark Bay, WA (24°52´E) to off Lakes Entrance, VIC (37ºS, 148ºE); tropical, temperate, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 180-780 m.

 

General 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

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. [2009]

Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Lophiidae. pp. 362-363 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [362]

Ho, H.-C. & K.-T. Shao 2008. A new species of anglerfish (Lophiidae: Lophiodes) from the western Pacific. Ichthyological Research 55: 367–373 [367]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [22]

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Lophiidae. pp. 634-636 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. [635]

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. [273]

 

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. [2009] (FAO) (Smooth Angler)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smooth Goosefish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
25-Jun-2015	LOPHIIFORMES	08-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED