Species Parabrotula plagiophthalmus Zugmayer, 1911
False Cusk
Compiler and date details
12 February 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Parabrotula plagiophthalmus Zugmayer, E. 1911. Diagnoses des poissons nouveaux provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse Alice (1901 à 1910). Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique Monaco 193: 1-14 [10] (described in more detail and figured in Zugmayer, E. 1911. Poissons provenant des campagnes du yacht Princesse-Alice (1901–1910). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I, Monaco 35: 1–174 pls 1–6) [derivation is from the Greek plagios = oblique + ophthalmos = eye, treated by the author as a noun inn apposition].
Type data:
Holotype MOM 0091-0878 (Station 2870), north-east of Azores, 0-1500m [43°04´N, 19°42´W].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Parabrotula plagiophthalma Zugmayer, 1911 [incorrectly assumed species name to be an adjective]. —
Anderson, M.E. 1986. Family 95: Parabrotulidae. 343 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [343]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Wollongong, NSW (34°07´S) to S of Point Hicks, VIC (38º32'S); tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
900-1000m
General References
Anderson, M.E. 1986. Family 95: Parabrotulidae. 343 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [343]
Hoese, D.F. 2006. Parabrotulidae. 577 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. [577]
Nielsen, J.G., Badcock, J. & Merrett, N.R. 1990. New data elucidating the taxonomy and ecology of the Parabrotulidae (Pisces: Zoarcoidei). Journal of Fish Biology 37: 437-448 [447]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (False Cusk)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2015 | OPHIDIIFORMES | 28-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |