Species Microstoma australis Gon & Stewart, 2014
Slender Smallmouth
Compiler and date details
15 March 2015 - Dianne J.Bray
- Microstoma australis Gon, O. & Stewart, A.L. 2014. Description of a new species of Microstoma (Pisces, Microstomatidae) from the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 3884(1): 55-64 [56, Figs. 1a-c].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.27328-002, off Cape Hawke, New South Wales, Australia, midwater trawl, depth 0-366 m [32°19'S, 152°59'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.21749-001, Australia, New South Wales, east of Jervis Bay, midwater trawl, 0–210 m [35°02’S, 152°48’E]; AM I.21770-001, Australia, New South Wales, east of Tuross Heads, midwater trawl, 0–152 m [36°04'S, 152°45'E]; NMNZ P.11011, New Zealand, Chatham Rise, off Cape Palliser, southern Hikurangi Trench, midwater trawl, 0–210 m [41° 55.100'S, 175° 44.925'E]; NMNZ P. 39873, New Zealand, Campbell Plateau, NE off Campbell Island, midwater trawl, 0–493 m [52°6.750'S, 171°0.250'E]; NMNZ P.46668, New Zealand, Snares Islands, Pukaki Rise, bottom trawl, 0–483 m [49°08.47'S, 172°36.72'E]; SAIAB 194659 (ex AMS I.16494-042), Australia, New South Wales, 50 miles off Sydney Heads, midwater trawl, 0–600 m [34°08’S, 152°13’E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Microstoma microstoma (Risso, 1810) [misidentification used in most references referring to this species prior to 2014]. —
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Microstomatinae. pp. 377-378 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. [378]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cape Hawke, NSW (32º19'S) to ESE of Flinders Island, TAS (40º36'S), and off Dongarra, WA (29º38'S); temperate, New Zealand
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
152-600 m.
General References
Cohen, D.M. 1958. A revision of the fishes of the subfamily Argentininae. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum. Biological Sciences 3(3): 93-172 figs 1-9 [134] (as Microstoma microstoma)
Flynn, A.J. & Pogonoski, J.J. 2012. Guide to Mesopelagic Fishes of the Southern Tasman Sea. Hobart, Australia : CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research i-v + 221 pp. [34] (as Microstoma microstoma)
Gon, O. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Family Microstomatidae. pp.332-336 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [333]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Microstomatidae. pp. 373-378 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. [378] (as Microstoma microstoma)
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. [167] (as Microstoma microstoma)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Slender Smallmouth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | ARGENTINIFORMES | 20-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 06-Jun-2016 | 13-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |