Species Polyipnus tridentifer McCulloch, 1914
Threespine Hatchetfish, Luminous Fish, Three-spined Hatchet-fish
- Polyipnus tridentifer McCulloch, A.R. 1914. Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part 2. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 2(3): 77-165 figs 1-15 pls 13-34 [87, fig. 4, pl. 16(4)].
Type data:
Lectotype AM E.3543 (Depth 640-825 meters), Great Australian Bight.
Paralectotype(s) AM E.3542; AM I.12842 (30 specimens, destroyed in 1956); AM I.32134-001 (ex AM E.3543. 29 specimens); AM I.32134-002 (ex AM E.3542. 3 specimens); BMNH 1929.10.23.4-5 (2 specimens); TMH D151/13032 (Formerly D37; 5 specimens); USNM 179851 (2 specimens); NMV A13380 (ex AM E.3543)
Comment: Figured specimen on plate listed as type by McCulloch.Subsequent designation references:
Schultz, L.P. 1961. Revision of the marine silver hatchetfishes (family Sternoptychidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 112(3449): 587-649 figs 1-26 [646].
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East of Dunk Island and north of Holmes Reef, Coral Sea, QLD, south of Point Hicks,VIC, Great Australian Bight, SA and WA, eastern WA to North West Shelf, WA; tropical, temperate, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Central Western Province (6), Southern Province (8)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthopelagic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
640-825 m.
General References
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] (reidentification or renaming of previous Indo-west Pacific records)
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 [528]
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]
Harold, A.S., Stewart, A.L. & Roberts, C.D. 2015. Family Sternoptychidae. pp. 446-468 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [464]
Harold, A.S. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Various family accounts. pp. 225 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [233]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [19]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [51]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [31] (220)
Paxton, J.R. 1994. Families Gonostomatidae, Photichthyidae, Sternoptychidae. pp. 246-251 figs 221-224 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [251]
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. [427]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (279)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [251] (Threespine Hatchetfish)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [31] (Three-spined Hatchet-fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Threespine Hatchetfish)
Waite, E.R. 1928. Check list of the marine fishes of South Australia. Journal of the Pan-Pacific Research Institute 3(1): 3-13 [4] (Luminous Fish)
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] (Threespine Hatchetfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 21-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |