- Astronesthes capensis Gilchrist, J.D.F. & von Bonde, C. 1924. Special report No. 7. Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. Pickle (part 2). Report. Fisheries & Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa 3: 1-24 pls 1-6 [1922] [5].
Type data:
Holotype SAM 22480 (ex. SAM 2435 Depth 790 fathoms), Southeastern Atlantic, off South Africa. - Neonesthes macrolychnus Regan, C.T. & Trewavas, E. 1929. The fishes of the families Astronesthidae and Chauliodontidae. Dana Reports 1920-22 5: 1-39 figs 1-25 pls 1-7 [30, fig. 2, pl. 6(2)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1929.1.4.125-126, North Atlantic; BMNH 1930.1.12.475-476, North Atlantic; ZMUC P.201125-201126, North Atlantic; ZMUC P.202863, North Atlantic.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Gibbs, R.H. 1964. Family Astronesthidae. pp. 311-350 figs 77-91 in Olsen, Y.H. (ed.). Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(4): 1-599 [349]
Generic Combinations
- Neonesthes capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924). —
Gibbs, R.H. & Morrow, J.E. 1973. Family Astronesthidae. pp. 126-129 in Hureau, J.-C. & Monod, T. (eds). Checklist of the Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). Paris : UNESCO Vol. 1 683 pp. [128] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Off Newcastle (33°01'S, 153°01' E) to Sydney and off southern TAS; Subtropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-2000 m.
General References
Harold, A.S. 1999. Families Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Phosichthyidae, Astronesthidae, Stomiidae, Chauliodontidae, Melanostomiidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae. pp. 1896-1917 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1906]
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Astronesthinae. pp. 434-439 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. [438]
Stewart, A.L. & Kenaley, C.P. 2015. Subfamily Astronesthinae. pp. 471-487 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [484]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Cape Snaggletooth)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [22] (Cape Snaggletooth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 09-Oct-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |