Species Margrethia obtusirostra Jespersen & Tåning, 1919
Bighead Portholefish
- Margrethia obtusirostra Jespersen, P. & Tåning, V. 1919. Some Mediterranean and Atlantic Sternoptychidae. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 70: 215-226 pl. 17 [222, pl. 17(11, 12)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMUC P.204454, Cadiz Bay [20°26´N, 61°03´W]; ZMUC P.204453 (Depth 100m), Northeastern Atlantic [20°26'N, 61°03'W]; ZMUC (several lots), Cadiz Bay, Spain, northeastern Atlantic.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off North West Cape, WA (22ºS) and East of Cairns (6°49'44"S, 146°59'23"E), QLD and off Broken Bay (33°33' S, 152°18'E) to Sydney (34°10'S, 151°59'E), NSW and north of Lord Howe Island 30°40'S, 159°00'E) and north of Norfolk Island (27°39'S, 164°49'E); tropical, circumglobal (except north-east Pacific).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
100-1739m.
General References
Harold, A.S. 1999. Families Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Phosichthyidae, Astronesthidae, Stomiidae, Chauliodontidae, Melanostomiidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae. pp. 1896-1917 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. [1899]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [19]
Kenaley, C.P. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Diplophidae, Gonostomatidae, Phosichthyidae. pp. 420-445 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [432]
Mukhacheva, V.A. 1976. Systematics and distribution of Bonapartia Goode and Bean, and Margrethia Jespersen and Tåning (Gonostomatidae, Osteichthyes). Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 104: 73-91 figs 1-4 [in Russian]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Gonostomatidae. pp. 418-422 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. [422]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bighead Portholefish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [22] (Bighead Portholefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 17-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |