Species Polyipnus triphanos Schultz, 1938
Threelight Hatchetfish
- Polyipnus triphanos Schultz, L.P. 1938. Review of the fishes of the genera Polyipnus and Argyropelecus (family Sternoptychidae) with description of three new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 86(3047): 135-168 figs 42-45 [140, fig. 45].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 103027 (Depth 181 fathoms), off the Philippines [13°35´30"N, 121°48´E].
Paratype(s) USNM 103028 (2 specimens).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off the Northwest Shelf, WA, to the Arafura Sea, NT (133°40'E), Britannia Seamounf, NSW, some identifications very old and records from QLD require confirmation; tropical, west Pacific (South China Sea, Indonesia).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Tasman Basin Province (13), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
100-331 m.
General References
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 [495]
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. [427]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Threelight 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] (Threelight 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 |