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CAAB: 37114007

Species Photostylus pycnopterus Beebe, 1933

Starry Slickhead, Starry Smooth-head

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

East of Newcastle, NSW (33º04´S, 153º08'E) to east of St Helens, TAS (41º07'S, 152º20'E), also southern Tasman Sea, previously recorded from Northwest Shelf but this was based on a misidentified species of Rouleina; tropical, temperate, circumglobal


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)

Ecological Descriptors

Bathypelagic, marine, mesopelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

600-1500 m.

 

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)
06-Jun-2016 ARGENTINIFORMES 20-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