Species Myctophum orientale (Gilbert, 1913)

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Species Myctophum orientale (Gilbert, 1913)

Oriental Lanternfish

Dasyscopelus orientalis Gilbert, C.H. 1913. The lanternfishes of Japan. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 6(2): 67-107 pls 11-14 [70, pl. 2(1)].
Type data:
Holotype FMNH 55834, Sagami Bay, Japan.
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 22233; CAS(SU) 22436; FMNH 55835-36; USNM 74671-72.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Port Hedland, WA (18º23´S) and off Bega, NSW (36º30´S); tropical, temperate, west Pacific.

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), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Western Australia: NW oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

General References

Brandt, S.B. 1981. Effects of a warm-core eddy on fish distribution in the Tasman Sea off east Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 6: 19-33 figs 1-7

Common Name References

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