Species Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938

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• Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, K. 1938. Studies on the deep-sea fishes of Japan, VI. On some stomiatoid fishes from Kumano Nada. Journal of the Imperial Fisheries Institute. Tokyo 33(1): 37-52 figs 1-8 [39, fig. 2].

  Type data:

   Holotype FAKU 1812 (Depth 150 fathoms), Kumano Nada, south-east of Kii Peninsula, Japan.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Melanostomias macrophotus [sometimes referred to as Melanostomias macrophotus. The true M. macrophotus might also occur in Australia but specimens are required to confirm its presence]. —
  Regan, C.T. & Trewavas, E. 1930. The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. Dana Reports 1920–22 6: 1-143 figs 1-138 pls 1-14 (as Melanostomias macrophotus)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Newcastle, NSW (32°55'S, 152°57'E); tropical, west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12)

Ecological Descriptors

Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

500-2000 m.

 

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. [1913]

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melanostomiinae. pp. 443-452 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. [449]

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. [201]

 

Common Name References

Fishnames 2017. Australian Fish Names Database. http://www.fishnames.com.au/ (Three-ray Dragonfish)

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] (Three-ray Dragonfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
11-Sep-2020	STOMIIFORMES	30-Oct-2019	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED