Species Polyipnus elongatus Borodulina, 1979
Elongate Hatchetfish
- Polyipnus elongatus Borodulina, O.D. 1979. Composition of the "Polyipnus spinosus species complex" (Sternoptychidae, Osteichthyes) with a description of three new species of this group. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 19(2): 198-208 figs 1-5 [in Russian; English translation J. Ichthyol. 19(2): 1–10 figs 1–5] [206, fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype ZIL 43999 (Depth 440 meters), Coral Sea off Townsville, QLD [19°15´S, 150°29´E].
Paratype(s) ZIL 44001.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Shark Bay to south of Scott Reef, WA and Lihou Reef, Coral Sea, QLD (17º02´S) to off Ballina, NSW (28º01´S); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Central Western Province (6)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-2000 m.
General References
Harold, A.S. 1989. A new species of Polyipnus (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) from the Coral Sea, with a revised key to the species of the P. spinosus complex. Copeia 1989(4): 871-876 figs 1-2 [875]
Harold, A.S. 1994. A taxonomic revision of the sternoptychid genus Polyipnus (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) with an analysis of phylogenetic relationships. Bulletin of Marine Science 54(2): 428-534 figs 1-60 [506]
Harold, A.S. 1999. Families Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Phosichthyidae, Astronesthidae, Stomiidae, Chauliodontidae, Melanostomiidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae. pp. 1896-1917 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1902]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Sternoptychidae. pp. 423-428 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. [426]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Elongate Hatchetfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [22] (Elongate Hatchetfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 17-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |