Species Mesovagus berryi (Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977)

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• Mesobius berryi Hubbs, C.L. & Iwamoto, T. 1977. A new genus (Mesobius), and three new bathypelagic species of Macrouridae (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 41(7): 233-251 figs 1-11 [236, figs 1-8, 10A].

  Type data:

   Holotype SIO 73-170, mid-equatorial Pacific [0°03.8´–07´N, 154°56´W].
  Paratype(s) CAS 30469; LACM 8638; LACM 9579-16; LACM 30083-17; SIO 75-465; USNM 215326 2 specimens; CAS 30470; CAS 30471; LACM 35671-1; SIO 6 lots; USNM 215327 2 specimens.

 

Generic Combinations

• Mesovagus berryi (Hubbs & Iwamoto, 1977) [changed due to replacement name]. —
  Nakayama, N. & Endo, H. 2016. Mesovagus, a replacement name for the grenadier genus Mesobius Hubbs and Iwamoto 1977 (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Macrouridae), a junior homonym of Mesobius Chamberlin 1951 (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae). Ichthyological Research 64(1): 120-122 [published online 26 May 2016]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

West of Cape Freycinet, WA (34°13'S, 114°08'E); temperate, Indian to northeast Pacific OCean.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southwest Transition (7)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Bathypelagic, benthopelagic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

1225-1240 m

 

General References

Bray, D.J., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Macrouridae. pp. 581-607 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. [600]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [24]

Iwamoto, T. & McMillan, P.J. 2008. Family Macrouridae. pp. 320-347 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [341]

Iwamoto, T. & Williams, A. 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(3): 105-243 figs 1-58 [191]

 

Common Name References

Fischer, W., Krupp, F., Schneider, W., Sommer, C., Carpenter, K.E. & Niem V.H. 1995. Guía FAO para la Identificación de Especies para los Fines de la Pesca Pacífico centro-oriental Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1. Rome : Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación Vol. 2 pp. 647-1200. (Berry's Grenadier)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Berry's Whiptail)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [29] (Berry's Whiptail)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
31-Jul-2018	MACROURIDAE	16-May-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
26-Nov-2015	GADIFORMES	17-Nov-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED