Species Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Schmidt, 1912)
Ingolf Duckbill Eel, Duckbill Oceanic Eel, Duckbilled Eel, Spoonbill Eel
- Leptocephalus ingolfianus Schmidt, J. 1912. Contributions to the biology of some north Atlantic species of eels. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 64: 39-51 4 figs pl. 3 [49, pl.3 (fig.8)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMUC P.32520–23 (4), Sargasso Sea and the Azores [32°03´N, 39°00´W].
Generic Combinations
- Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Schmidt, 1912). —
Schmidt, J. 1930. Nessorhamphus, a new cosmopolitan genus of oceanic eels. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 90: 371-375 figs 4-5 [372] (changed combination as type species of genus Nessorhamphus)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Broken Bay, NSW (33°09'S, 153°05'E) to SE of Strahan, TAS (46º26'S, 144º42'E), also Lord Howe Rise; tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
1000-3000 m
General References
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [353]
Karmovskaya, E.S. 1985. Mesopelagic eels of family Derichthyidae (Anguilliformes). Voprosy Ikhtiologii 25(6): 883-898 [893]
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] [48] (343)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Derichthyidae. pp. 280-281 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. [281]
Robins, C.H. & Robins, C.R. 1989. Family Derichthyidae. pp. 420-431 in Böhlke, E.B. (ed.). Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes. New Haven : The Sears Foundation of Marine Research, Yale University Pt 9 Vol. 1 655 pp. [427]
Smith, D.G. 1999. Families Colocongridae, Derichthyidae, Muraenesocidae, Nemichtyhyidae, Congridae, Nettastomatidae, Serrivomeridae, Cyematidae, Saccopharyngidae, Eurypharyngidae, Monognathidae. pp. 1670-1697 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. [1672]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [36] (340)
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] [48] (Duckbilled Eel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Ingolf Duckbill Eel)
Smith, D.G. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Derichthyidae, Nemichthyidae, Congridae, Nettastomatidae, Serrivomeridae. pp. 259-290 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [261] (Spoonbill Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [20] (Ingolf Duckbill Eel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 07-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |