Species Photonectes achirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Photonectes achirus Regan, C.T. & Trewavas, E. 1930. The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. Dana Reports 1920–22 6: 1-143 figs 1-138 pls 1-14 [122, fig. 116a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1929.7.6.176a, Caribbean Sea, western Atlantic; ZMUC P202055-57, Caribbean Sea, western Atlantic.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Photonectes caerulescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930 [specimen reidentified as P. achirus by A. Flynn]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [202]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melanostomiinae. pp. 443-452 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. [451]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Off Sydney, NSW (33°40-43’S); Pacific, Western Atlantic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
General References
Klepadlo, C. 2011. Three new species of the genus Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the Pacific Ocean. Copeia 2011(2): 201-210 [202]
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOMIIFORMES | 19-Apr-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |