Genus Phosichthys Hutton, 1872
- Phosichthys Hutton, F.W. 1872. Catalogue with diagnoses of the species. 1-88 pls 1-12 in Hutton, F.W. & Hector, J. (eds). Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. [55].
Type species:
Phosichthys argenteus Hutton, 1872 by monotypy. - Photichthys Hutton, F.W. 1873. Contributions to the ichthyology of New Zealand. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 5(28): 259-272 pls 7-12, 15 [dated 1872] [269] [subsequent misspelling; unjustified emendation of Phosichthys Hutton, 1872; Grey, M. 1959. Three new genera and one new species of the family Gonostomatidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 121(4): 167–184 figs 1–3 and Grey, M. 1964. Family Gonostomatidae. 78–240 figs 21–61 in Olsen, Y.H. Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(4): 1–599 regarded the emendation as justified].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
As for only known species, southern circumglobal (except central Pacific).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 19-May-2020 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |