Species Pachystomias microdon (Günther, 1878)
Smalltooth Dragonfish, Small-toothed Dragonfish
- Echiostoma microdon Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 2(2, 22, 28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251 [180].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.12.7.226 (Depth 2440 fathoms), listed as off north-west coast of Australia, but latitude and longitude of station 181 is off north-east coast [13°50'S, 151°49'E].
Generic Combinations
- Pachystomias microdon (Günther, 1878). —
Günther, A. 1887. Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 22(57): 1-268 figs 1-7 pls 1-66 [210] (changed combination as type of genus Pachystomias)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Dampier, WA (18º40´S), WA,and off Newcastle (32°59'S, 153°02'E) to east of Sydney (33°53'S, 152°02'E), NSW, Great Australian Bight, W of Port Lincoln, SA; also north-west of Norfolk Is., in EEZ waters (27º38S, 163º43'E), type locality is Coral Sea east of Queensland, Australia; tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3), Southern Province (8)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-2000m.
General References
Harold, A.S. 1999. Families Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Phosichthyidae, Astronesthidae, Stomiidae, Chauliodontidae, Melanostomiidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae. pp. 1896-1917 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1913]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [19]
Kenaley, C.P., Harold, A.S. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Stomiidae. pp. 240-254 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [254]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [51]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [30] (209)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melanostomiinae. pp. 443-452 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. [450]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (282)
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [30] (Small-toothed Dragonfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smalltooth Dragonfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [23] (Smalltooth Dragonfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2012 | STOMIIFORMES | 25-Nov-2012 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 11-Sep-2020 | 12-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |