Species Persparsia kopua (Phillipps, 1942)
Spangled Tubeshoulder
- Bathytroctes kopua Phillipps, W.J. 1942. New records of bathypelagic fishes from Cook Strait. Records of the Dominion Museum 1(1): 49-54 figs 16-17 [49, pl. 16(1)].
Type data:
Holotype NMNZ 826 (depth 100 fathoms; stomach content), Cook Strait, New Zealand. - Persparsia taaningi Parr, A.E. 1951. Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. American Museum Novitates 1531: 1-21 [18].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC P17288, off Cape of Good Hope, South Africa [35°42´S, 18°37´E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Matsui, T. & Rosenblatt, R.H. 1987. Review of the deep-sea fish family Platytroctidae (Pisces: Salmoniformes). Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography 26: 1-159 [49]
Generic Combinations
- Persparsia kopua (Phillipps, 1942). —
Parr, A.E. 1960. The fishes of the family Searsidae. Dana Reports 51: 1-109 figs 1-73 [48] (changed combination)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East of Newcastle, NSW (33º01'S, 153°01'E) to southwest of Point Culver, WA (32º59'S, 124º31'E), including TAS, also Barcoo Seamount, Tasman Sea, and north of Macquarie Island; temperate, southern circumglobal (except South America).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Macquarie Island Province (24), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, marine, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
650-1500 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Platytroctidae. 245 fig. 219 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. [245] (as P. kopua and P. taningi)
Matsui, T. & Rosenblatt, R.H. 1986. Family No. 65: Platytroctidae. pp. 223-225 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [225]
Matsui, T. & Rosenblatt, R.H. 1987. Review of the deep-sea fish family Platytroctidae (Pisces: Salmoniformes). Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography 26: 1-159 [49]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Platytroctidae. pp. 380-382 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. [381]
Williams, A. & Sazonov, Y.I. 2008. Family Alepocephalidae and Platytroctidae. pp. 201-210 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [210]
Williams, A. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Family Platytroctidae. pp. 346-353 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [351]
Young, J.W., Lamb, T.D. & Bradford, R.W. 1996. Distribution and community structure of midwater fishes in relation to the subtropical convergence off eastern Tasmania, Australia.l. Marine Biology 126(4): 571-584 [575]
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. [245] (Spangled Tubeshoulder)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spangled Tubeshoulder)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | PROTACANTHOPTERYGII | 16-Aug-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 06-Jun-2016 | ARGENTINIFORMES | 03-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 06-Jun-2016 | 13-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |