Species Optivus agrammus Gomon, 2004
Western Roughy
- Optivus agrammus Gomon, M.F. 2004. Two new species of roughy (Trachichthyidae: Optivus) from coastal waters of southern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56: 173-178 [176, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.5316-08, Great Australian Bight, SA [31°50'S, 130°45'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO CA.3459; CSIRO CA.3460; CSIRO H.5316-09; NMV A.24987-001; SAMA A.478; SAMA A.744; SAMA A.776; SAMA A.1664; WAM P.15263; WAM P.26608-08.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Venus Bay, SA to Houtman Abrolhos Islands (28°49'S), WA; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
40–320 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Trachichthyidae, Monocentridae. pp. 399-412 figs 358-369 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. [407] (as Optivus sp. 2)
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Trachichthyidae. pp. 420-430 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [427]
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. [365] (as Optivus n.sp.)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | BERYCIFORMES | 07-Dec-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |