Species Paradiplospinus antarcticus Andriashev, 1960

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• Paradiplospinus antarcticus Andriashev, A.P. 1960. Families of fishes new to the Antarctic. 1. Paradiplospinus antarcticus gen. et sp. n. (Pisces, Trichiuridae). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 39(2): 244-249 [in Russian] [245].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZIL 36062, Banzare coast, Wilkes Land, Antarctica [64°22'S, 121°08'E].
  Paratype(s) BMNH 1960.1.20.1 (ex ZIN 36063), Banzare coast, Wilkes Land, Antarctica [64°22'S, 121°08'E]; ZIL 36063, Banzare coast, Wilkes Land, Antarctica [64°22'S, 121°08'E]; ZIL 36148, Banzare coast, Wilkes Land, Antarctica [64°22'S, 121°08'E]; ZMB 23212 (ex ZIN 36117), Banzare coast, Wilkes Land, Antarctica [64°22'S, 121°08'E]; ZIL 36117, Banzare coast, Wilkes Land, Antarctica [64°22'S, 121°08'E].

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Paradiplospinus gracilis (Brauer, 1906) [a misidentification]. —
  Nakamura, I. 1990. Gempylidae and Scombridae. pp. 402-405 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [402-403]
  Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Sphyraenidae and Gempylidae. pp. 1748-1760 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. [1756]

 

Introduction

Many authors have incorrectly treated this species as a synonym of P. gracilis, see Nakamura & Parin (1993)

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Great Australian Bight, SA (35º36'S, 132º45'E), to Cascade Plateau, TAS (43º57'S, 150º24'E), also Macquarie Island and AAT; temperate, discontinuous (south-eastern Atlantic).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, marine, oceanic province.

 

General References

Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Sphyraenidae and Gempylidae. pp. 1748-1760 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. [1756] (as P. gracilis)

Nakamura, I. 1990. Gempylidae and Scombridae. pp. 402-405 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [402-403] (as P. gracilis)

Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the Snake Mackerels, Snoeks, Escolars, Gemfishes, Sackfishes, Domine, Oilfish, Cutlassfishes, Scabbardfishes, Hairtails, and Frostfishes known to date. Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 15. Rome : FAO 136 pp. 200 figs. [39]

 

Common Name References

Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the Snake Mackerels, Snoeks, Escolars, Gemfishes, Sackfishes, Domine, Oilfish, Cutlassfishes, Scabbardfishes, Hairtails, and Frostfishes known to date. Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 15. Rome : FAO 136 pp. 200 figs. [39] (Slender Escolar)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Slender Escolar)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
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