Species Oneirodes kreffti Pietsch, 1974
Krefft's Dreamer, Whitley's Dreamer
- Oneirodes kreffti Pietsch, T.W. 1974. Osteology and relationships of ceratioid anglerfishes of the family Oneirodidae with a review of the genus Oneirodes Lütken. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Science Bulletin 18: 1-113 figs 1-116 [57, figs 75-76].
Type data:
Holotype ISH 1536-1971, South Atlantic Ocean, 0-500 m. [30°04´S, 5°22´E].
Paratype(s) ISH 1463-1971; MCZ 47554. - Oneirodes whitleyi Bertelsen, E. & Pietsch, T.W. 1983. The ceratioid anglerfishes of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 35(2): 77-99 figs 1-18 [85, fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.20066-003, East of Brush Island, NSW, 0-650 m. [35°36'S, 150°55'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.19608-045; AM I.20066-070.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Forster, NSW (32°S, 152°E) to south of Port Lincoln, SA (34°S, 135°E), also occurences off Cape Melville, QLD (14°S, 144°E) and Augusta, WA (34°S, 115°E); temperate, discontinuous (south-east Atlantic, south Indian Ocean, south-west Pacific).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Southwest Transition (7), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 0-2000 m.
General References
Anderson, M.E. & Leslie, R.W. 2001. Review of the deep-sea anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) of southern Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 70: 1-32 [17] (and as Oneirodes whitleyi)
Bertelsen, E. & Pietsch, T.W. 1983. The ceratioid anglerfishes of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 35(2): 77-99 figs 1-18 [84] (and p. 85, as Oneirodes whitleyi)
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Chaunacidae, Himantolophidae, Oneirodidae, Ceratiidae. pp. 298-305 figs 265-268 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [302]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Oneirodidae. pp. 662-664 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. (663, as Oneirodes kreffti; 664, Oneirodes whitleyi)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [291] (as Oneirodes kreffti & Oneirodes whitleyi)
Pietsch, T.W. 2008. Oneirodidae. pp. 382-384 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. (383, as Oneirodes kreffti; 384, Oneirodes whitleyi)
Stewart, A.L. & Pietsch, T.W. 1998. The ceratioid anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) of New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 28(1): 1-37 [17] (and as Oneirodes whitleyi)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [302] (Krefft's Dreamer)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Krefft's Dreamer, Whitley's Dreamer)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 02-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |