Species Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845

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Species Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845

Prickly Lanternfish, Rough Lantern-fish

Myctophum asperum Richardson, J. 1845. Ichthyology. 17-52 pls 7-8 (parts), 11-30 in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–43. London : E.W. Janson Vol. 2 139 pp. pls 1-60. [for publication date see Hureau, J.C. & Monod, Th. (eds) 1973. Checklist of the Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean. CLOFNAM 1. Paris : UNESCO 331 pp. [127]] [41, pl. 27(13-15)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1855.9.19.1529, unknown locality.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1855.9.19.1530.
Subsequent designation references:
Wisner, R.L. 1970. A re-identification of the myctophid fishes originally determined by Lütken as Scopelus spinosus. Copeia 1970(2): 362-366 [365].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Cape Bouvard (32º44´S) to off North West Cape (22º12´S), WA and off Cape Weymouth, QLD (12º39´S) to off Wollongong, NSW (34º27´S); tropical, circumglobal.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Queensland: NE oceanic, SE oceanic
- Western Australia: W oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

General References

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [38] (266)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [37] (441)

Common Name References

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [38] (Rough Lantern-fish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Prickly Lanternfish)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED

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