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Species Melanonus gracilis Günther, 1878

Pelagic Cod


Compiler and date details

22 August 2011 - Dianne J. Bray

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Off Newcastle, NSW (32°59'S, 153°02'E) to southwest of Robe, SA (37°47'S, 139°31'E) and Tasmania, also off Lord Howe Island, Macquarie Island (54°36'S, 158°44'E), and Prydz Bay, Australian Antarctic Territory (65°32'S, 72°02'E); temperate, southern circumglobal.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Macquarie Island Province (24), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

600-3500 m.

 

General References

Chiu, T.S. & Markle, D.F. 1990. Melanonidae. pp. 188-189 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [188]

Cohen, D.M. 1990. Family Melanonidae. 138 in Cohen, D.M., Inada, T., Iwamoto, T. & Scialabba, N. FAO Species Catalogue. Gadiform fishes of the world (order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 10 442 pp.

Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Moridae, Melanonidae, Euclichthyidae, Merlucciidae. pp. 324-340 figs 290-303 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. [337]

Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Melanonidae. pp. 349 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [198]

Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 [120]

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melanonidae. pp. 618-619 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. [618]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
26-Nov-2015 GADIFORMES 03-Aug-2015 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED