Species Scopeloberyx microlepis (Norman, 1937)

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• Melamphaes microlepis Norman, J.R. 1937. Fishes. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1(2): 49-88 figs 1-11 [87].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1937.9.21.200, off TAS [44°11´S, 143°46´E].

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

East of Cape Tourville (42°00'S) to west-south-west of South West Cape (41°11'S, 143°46'E) TAS, possibly to NSW; temperate, southern circumglobal.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Bathypelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

1500 - 3500 m.

 

General References

Bray, D.J. 2008. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 410-412 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [410]

Ebeling, A.W. 1986. Family No. 133: Melamphaidae. pp. 427-431 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [430]

Kotlyar, A.N. 1996. Beryciform Fishes of the World Ocean. Moscow : VNIRO Publishing 368 pp. [276]

Kotlyar, A.N. 2004. Family Melamphaidae Gill 1893 -- bigscales. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 29: 1-11 [6]

Kotlyar, A.N. 2005. A revision of the genus Scopeloberyx (Melamphaidae). Part 3. Species of the group S. opisthopterus. Journal of Ichthyology 45(1): 16-27 [Original in Russian in Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 45 (no. 1): 21-34] [27]

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [77] (536, as Melamphaes microlepis)

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melamphaidae. pp. 747-749 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. [748]

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. [372]

Stewart, A.L. & Bray, D.J. 2015. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 977-991 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [988]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [40] (744)

 

Common Name References

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [77] (Small-scaled Midnight-fish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Southern Bigscale, Smallerscale Bigscale)

Stewart, A.L. & Bray, D.J. 2015. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 977-991 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [988] (Longtail Bigscale)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [31] (Southern Bigscale)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022	STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES	07-Jun-2022	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED