Species Nezumia merretti Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
Merret's Whiptail
- Nezumia merretti 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 [197, fig. 42b].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H2584-20, west of Shoal Point, WA, 853 m.
Paratype(s) CSIRO H1966-01.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Shoal Point, WA (28°01´S), and northeast of Whitsunday Island group, Marion Plateau, QLD (18°59´S, 150°30'E); subtropical; tropical, west Pacific (Indonesia, north of Sumatra).
IMCRA
Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- 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 [199]
- Last, P.R., Pogonoski, J.J., Gledhill, D.C. White, W.T. & Walker, C.J. 2014. The deepwater demersal ichthyofauna of the western Coral Sea. Zootaxa 3887 (2): 191–224 [213]
- Nakayama, N. & Endo, H. 2012. A new grenadier of the genus Nezumia (Pisces: Gadiformes: Macrouridae) from southern Japan. Zootaxa 3410: 61–68 [67]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
853-860 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]
Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155 [149] (as Nezumia sp. B, in part)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Merret's 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] (Merret's 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 |