Species Nezumia leucoura Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
Whitetail Whiptail
- Nezumia leucoura Iwamoto, T. & Williams, A. 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(3): 105-243 figs 1-58 [195, fig. 42a].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.31181-012, south-west of Shoal Point, WA, 853-854 m.
Paratype(s) AM I.31170-005 4 specimens; CAS 200230; CSIRO H2573-12 3 specimens; NMV A9543 7 specimens; AM I.131181-012 3 specimens; CSIRO H2573-13 6 specimens; CSIRO H2579-03; CSIRO H2596-05; CSIRO H2596-06 5 specimens.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southeast of Albany (35°26'S, 118°21'E) to off Shark Bay (25°19'S, 111°56'E), WA, possibly northward to south of Scott Reef (14°51'S), WA; subtropical, temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
660-882 m
General References
Bray, D.J., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Macrouridae. pp. 581-607 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. [601]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [24]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whitetail Whiptail)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [29] (Whitetail Whiptail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | MACROURIDAE | 12-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 15-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |