Species Pleuragramma antarcticum Boulenger, 1902
Antarctic Silverfish
- Pleuragramma antarcticum Boulenger, G.A. 1902. Pisces. pp. 174-189 in Lankester, E. R. Report on the collections of natural history made in the Antarctic regions during the voyage of the "Southern Cross". London : Printed by order of the Trustees 344 pp. [187].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1901.11.8.86-87 (2 specimens. Poor condition, some syntypes as heads only), Victoria Land, Antarctica [Ice barrier at 78.35°S]; IRSNB 24 (1 specimen); NRMS 24657 (1 specimen); ZMB 18947 (1 specimen).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Recorded throughout the Australian Antarctic Territory; Southern Ocean, circum-Antarctic
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Abyssopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 0-700 m.
General References
Balushkin, A.V. 2000. Morphology, classification, and evolution of notothenioid fishes of the Southern Ocean (Notothenioidei, Perciformes). Journal of Ichthyology 40(Supplement 1): 74-109 [S97]
DeWitt, H.H., Heemstra, P.C. & Gon, O. 1990. Nototheniidae. pp. 279-332 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [314]
Eastman, J.T. & Eakin, R.R. 2000. An updated species list for notothenioid fish (Perciformes; Notothenioidei), with comments on Antarctic species. Archive of Fishery and Marine Research 48(1): 11-20 [15]
Common Name References
DeWitt, H.H., Heemstra, P.C. & Gon, O. 1990. Nototheniidae. pp. 279-332 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [314] (Antarctic Silverfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOTOTHENIOIDEI | 14-Jun-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |