Species Notoscopelus resplendens (Richardson, 1845)

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Species Notoscopelus resplendens (Richardson, 1845)

Patchwork Lanternfish, Patchwork Lampfish

Lampanyctus resplendens Richardson, J. 1845. Ichthyology. 17-52 pls 7-8 (parts), 11-30 in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–43. London : E.W. Janson Vol. 2 139 pp. pls 1-60. [for publication date see Hureau, J.C. & Monod, Th. (eds) 1973. Checklist of the Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean. CLOFNAM 1. Paris : UNESCO 331 pp. [127]] [42, pl. 27(16-18)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1843.3.16, unknown locality.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Tuggerah Lake, NSW (33º17´S) to off eastern TAS (42º40´S) and off Kangaroo Island, SA (136º30´E) to off Dirk Hartog Island, WA (26ºS); temperate, circumglobal.

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

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- South Australia: S oceanic
- Tasmania: SE oceanic
- Western Australia: S oceanic, W oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2

Common Name References

Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase, AFS) (Patchwork Lampfish)

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