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Species Polyipnus paxtoni Harold, 1989

Paxton's Hatchetfish

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Off Cartier Island, WA (13°09'S, 123°12'E) and Coral Sea, QLD (16°05'S, 147°05'E to 18°01´S, 147°07´E); tropical.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Bathypelagic, continental shelf, continental slope, mesopelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

200-5000 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)
11-Sep-2020 STOMIIFORMES 20-Sep-2019 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED