Genus Melanocetus Günther, 1864
- Melanocetus Günther, A. 1864. On a new genus of pediculate fish from the sea of Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 301-303 pl. 25 [301].
Type species:
Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Anderson, M.E. & Leslie, R.W. 2001. Review of the deep-sea anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) of southern Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 70: 1-32
Pietsch, T.W. & Van Duzer, J.P. 1980. Systematics and distribution of ceratioid anglerfishes of the family Melanocetidae with the description of a new species from the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 78(1): 59-87 figs 1-31
Pietsch T.W. 2008. Melanocetidae. pp. 380 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 09-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |