CAAB: 37209011
Species Pezichthys amplispinus Last & Gledhill, 2009
Cockatoo Handfish
- Pezichthys amplispinus Last, P.R. & Gledhill, D.C. 2009. A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. Zootaxa 2252: 1-77 [34, figs. 2, 3 , 15].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H 4448–01, E of Bermagui, NSW, 118-121 m. [36°29'S, 150°12'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO H 4448–02, E of Bermagui, NSW, 118-121 m. [36°29'S, 150°12'E]; CSIRO H 4449–01, east of Bermagui, NSW, 78-84 m. [36°22'S, 150°12'E]; CSIRO H 4450–01 40.5 mm SL, east of Disaster Bay, New South Wales, 112 m [37°19'S, 150°12'E]; CSIRO H 4459–01 45.7 mm SL, north-east of Eden, New South Wales, 74 m [36°56'S, 150°03'E]; CSIRO H 4460–01 37.2 mm SL, east of Mallacoota, Victoria, 78–80 m [37°36'S, 149°52'E]; NMV A 29408–001 36.2 mm SL, off Cape Conran, Bass Strait, Victoria,118 m [38°00'S, 149°09'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
From off Bermagui, southern NSW (36°29'S), to off Cape Conran, eastern Bass Strait, VIC (38°00′S, 149°09′E); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Demersal, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 74-121 m.
Common Name References
Last, P.R. & Gledhill, D.C. 2009. A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. Zootaxa 2252: 1-77 [38] (Cockatoo Handfish)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 12-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |