Genus Macrocephenchelys Fowler, 1934
- Macrocephenchelys Fowler, H.W. 1934. Descriptions of new fishes obtained in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 85: 233-367 figs 1-115 [275].
Type species:
Macrocephenchelys brachialis Fowler, 1931 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
West Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
General References
Castle, P.H.J. 1990. Two new species of the previously monotypic congrid eel genera Poeciloconger and Macrocephenchelys from eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 42(2): 119-126 [dated 1988]
McCosker, J.E., Böhlke, E.B. & Böhlke J.E. 1989. Family Ophichthidae. pp. 254-412 in Böhlke, E.B. (ed.). Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes. Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(9): 1-655 [256]
Robins, C.H. & Robins, C.R. 1971. Osteology and relationships of the eel family Macrocephenchelyidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 123: 127-150
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 04-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 23-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |