Species Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872)
Southern Hake, Blue Whiting, Hake
Compiler and date details
6 June 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Gadus australis Hutton, F.W. 1872. Catalogue with diagnoses of the species. 1-88 pls 1-12 in Hutton, F.W. & Hector, J. (eds). Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. [45, pl. 7(72)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1872.4.26.8, Wellington, Cook Strait, New Zealand.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1905.11.30.38.Subsequent designation references:
Deli Antoni, M.Y., Delpiani, S.M., Stewart, A.L., González-Castro, M. & Díaz De Astarloa, J.M. 2015. Merluccius tasmanicus Matallanas & Lloris 2006 is a junior synonym of M. australis (Hutton 1872) (Gadiformes: Merluciidae) based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 3956(1): 29–55 [31]. - Merluccius tasmanicus Matallanas, J. & Lloris, D. 2006. Description of Merluccius tasmanicus sp nov. and redescription of Merluccius australis (Pisces: Merlucciidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86: 193-199 [194, Figs. 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype NMNZ P.5566, Off Tasman Bay, Tasmania, Australia, depth 36 m. [40°52'S, 173°08'E].
Paratype(s) NMNZ P.3963, Cook Strait, New Zealand, 91 m [41°30’S, 174°30’E]; MOVI 27490-27491 2 specimens, Cape Campbell, New Zealand, 36 m depth [41°44’S, 174°16’E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Deli Antoni, M.Y., Delpiani, S.M., Stewart, A.L., González-Castro, M. & Díaz De Astarloa, J.M. 2015. Merluccius tasmanicus Matallanas & Lloris 2006 is a junior synonym of M. australis (Hutton 1872) (Gadiformes: Merluciidae) based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 3956(1): 29–55
Generic Combinations
- Merluccius australis (Hutton, 1872). —
Inada, T. 1990. Family Merluciidae. pp. 319-345 in Cohen, D.M., Inada, T., Iwamoto, T. & Scialabba, N. FAO Species Catalogue. Gadiform fishes of the world (order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 10 442 pp. [332]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Wallis Lake, NSW (32°24'S, 153°00'E) to SE of Portland, VIC (39°S, 142°E) and Tasmania; temperate, discontinuous (Japan, New Zealand and southern South America).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
440-1030 m.
General References
Deli Antoni, M.Y., Delpiani, S.M., Stewart, A.L., González-Castro, M. & Díaz De Astarloa, J.M. 2015. Merluccius tasmanicus Matallanas & Lloris 2006 is a junior synonym of M. australis (Hutton 1872) (Gadiformes: Merluciidae) based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 3956(1): 29–55 [29]
Grant, W.S. & Leslie, R.W. 2001. Inter-ocean dispersal is an important mechanism in the zoogeography of hakes (Pisces: Merluccius spp.). Journal of Biogeography 28: 699-721 [700]
Ho, J.-S. 1990. Phylogeny and biogeography of hakes (Merluccius; Teleostei): a cladistic analysis. Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 88: 95-104
Inada, T. 1981. Studies on the merlucciid fishes. Bulletin of the Far Seas Fisheries Research Laboratory 18: 1-172 figs 1-66 [52, 139]
Inada, T. 1990. Family Merluciidae. pp. 319-345 in Cohen, D.M., Inada, T., Iwamoto, T. & Scialabba, N. FAO Species Catalogue. Gadiform fishes of the world (order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 10 442 pp. [332]
Lloris, D. & Matallanas, J. 2003. A new species of the family Merlucciidae is presented, Merluccius patagonicus sp. nov., from the waters of the Argentine Sea. Besides the description of the new species, a brief diagnosis and a key to identification are added, with the purpose of easily separating the species from its similar relatives among the genus Merluccius Rafinesque, 1810 reported in the region: M. hubbsi and M. australis. Scientia Marina 67(3): 323-326 [326]
Machado-Schiaffino, G., Campo, D. & Garcia-Vazquez, E. 2009. Strong genetic differentiation of the Austral hake (Merluccius australis) across the species range. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 53: 351-356
Matallanas, J. & Lloris, D. 2006. Description of Merluccius tasmanicus sp nov. and redescription of Merluccius australis (Pisces: Merlucciidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86: 193-199 [195] (as M. australis & M. tasmanicus)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Merlucciidae. pp. 625-627 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. [627]
Common Name References
Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [83] (Australian Marketing Name) (Southern Hake)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Southern Hake)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [86] (Southern Hake, Blue Whiting, Hake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 13-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |