Species Hoplostethus latus McCulloch, 1914
Palefin Sawbelly, Mediterranean Saw-belly
- Hoplostethus mediterraneus latus McCulloch, A.R. 1914. Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part 2. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 2(3): 77-165 figs 1-15 pls 13-34 [97, fig. 5] [as var. latus].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM E.3598 (often listed as holotype, but description based on 9 specimens without any being designated as the holotype), Great Australian Bight, WA [126°45´E]; AM E.2467, Great Australian Bight, WA; AM E.3597, Great Australian Bight, WA; AM I.12485-87, Great Australian Bight, WA; TMH D140 (ex AM E.2467), Great Australian Bight, WA; SAMA F213, Great Australian Bight, WA; NMV R.5962 (ex AM E.2350), Great Australian Bight, WA.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hoplostethus latus McCulloch, 1914. —
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. [405] (recognised as distinct from H. mediterraneus) - Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829 [misidentification, in part, considered H. latus to be a junior synonym]. —
Scott, T.D., Glover, C.J.M. & Southcott, R.V. 1974. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 392 pp. figs. [121]
Kotlyar, A.N. 1986. Systematics and distribution of species of the genus Hoplostethus Cuvier (Beryciformes, Trachichthyidae). Transactions. P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology 121: 97-140 [in Russian] [103]
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. [366]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South-east of Kanidal Beach, WA (126º59´E) to off Shark Bay, WA (24º52´S); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
66–720 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. [405]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [132] (as H. mediterraneus var. latus)
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] [79] (549 as H. meditarraneus [sic])
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. [366] (as H. mediterraneus)
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray, M.F. Gomon & D.F. Hoese 2006. Trachichthyidae. pp. 767-772 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. [769]
Roberts, C.D. & Gomon, M.F. 2012. A review of giant roughies of the genus Hoplostethus (Beryciformes, Trachichthyidae), with descriptions of two new Australasian species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 69: 341–354 [346]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [40] (738 as H. meditarraneus [sic])
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. [405] (Palefin Sawbelly)
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] [79] (Mediterranean Saw-belly)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Palefin Sawbelly)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | BERYCIFORMES | 17-May-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |