Species Photostomias tantillux Kenaley, 2009
- Photostomias tantillux Kenaley, C. P. 2009. Revision of Indo-Pacific species of the loosejaw dragonfish genus Photostomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae). Copeia 2009(1): 175-189 [176].
Type data:
Holotype SIO 73-171 (Male, 90.3 mm, 0–1058 m), Eastern tropical Pacific [0°6.8'N, 155°18.7'W].
Paratype(s) SIO 68-533 (Female, 64.7 mm); SIO 68-535 (Male, 76.4 mm); SIO 73-164 (2 females, 67.0–85.0 mm); SIO 73-165 (Male, 77.3 mm); SIO 73-171 (2 females, 70.8–81.2 mm); USNM 219001 (Male, 63.6 mm); USNM 219039 (Female, 80.1 mm); USNM 219047 (3 females, 77.3–85.4 mm, male, 73.9 mm).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coral Sea off Cape York, QLD (12°33'S, 143°34'E and 17°13'S, 148°20'E) and the Tasman Sea, north-west of Norfolk Island (27°39’S, 163°43’E); tropical east-Indo-Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, epipelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
0-3000 m.
General References
Kenaley, C. P. 2009. Revision of Indo-Pacific species of the loosejaw dragonfish genus Photostomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae). Copeia 2009(1): 175-189 [176]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOMIIFORMES | 05-Jan-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |