Species Macrurocyttus acanthopodus Fowler, 1934
Dwarf Dory
Compiler and date details
8 July 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
2006 - John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates, Dianne J. Bray & Douglass F. Hoese
- Macrurocyttus acanthopodus 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 [351, fig. 104].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 93144, off east coast of Luzon Island, Philippines, 480 fathoms [13°35´27"N, 123°37´18"E].
Paratype(s) USNM 93144 (1 of 2).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cape York, QLD (10ºS, 143°E) to northeast of Bowen, QLD (20°S, 148°E); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
990-1190 m.
General References
Heemstra, P.C. 1999. Families Parazenidae, Macrocyttidae, Zeidae, Grammicolepididae, Caproidae. pp. 2257-2261 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2258]
Nyako, C.O. & Amaoka, K. 1996. First records of the zeiform fish, Macrurocyttus acanthopodus Fowler, 1933, from the Coral Sea. Ichthyological Research 43(1): 93-96 [93]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Grammicolepididae. pp. 797-798 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. [798]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Dwarf Dory)
Tyler, J.C., O'Toole, B. & Winterbottom, R.W. 2003. Phylogeny of the genera and families of zeiform fishes, with comments on their relationships with tetraodontiforms and caproids. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 618: 1-110 (Dwarf Dory)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2013 | 06-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 20-May-2011 | 20-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |