Species Polymetme illustris McCulloch, 1926
Brilliant Lightfish
- Polymetme illustris McCulloch, A.R. 1926. 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 5. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 5(4): 157-216 figs 1-5 pls 43-56 [167, pl. 45(1)].
Type data:
Holotype AM E.4358 (Depth 350-450 fathoms), south-west of Eucla, WA [127°40´E].
Paratype(s) AM E.3550; AM E.5489; AM E.6580-81; AM IA.1340-43 (4 specimens); BMNH 1929.10.23.3; CMNZ F.910.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Polymetme corythaeola [mis-identification]. —
Norman, J.R. 1930. Oceanic fishes and flatfishes collected in 1925–1927. Discovery Reports 2: 261-370 figs 1-47 pls 1-2 (considered a senior synonym of illustris)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [188] (in part, considered a senior synonym of illustris) - Yarrella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) [misidentification]. —
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]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Coral Sea, east of Cape Tribulation to off Gabo Island, VIC and west to Great Australian Bight, WA; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Southern Province (8)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 230-822 m.
General References
Freeman, A.N.D. & Tunnicliffe, G.A. 1997. Recent vertebrate types in the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 11: 1-16 [7]
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. [238]
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]
Norman, J.R. 1930. Oceanic fishes and flatfishes collected in 1925–1927. Discovery Reports 2: 261-370 figs 1-47 pls 1-2 (in part, considered as a junior synonym of P.. corythaeola)
Parin, N.V. & Borodulina, O.D. 1990. Review of the genus Polymetme (Photichthyidae) with the description of two new species. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 30(5): 733-743
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Phosichthyidae. pp. 429-432 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. [431]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (275)
Common Name References
Fishnames 2017. Australian Fish Names Database. http://www.fishnames.com.au/ (Brilliant Lightfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Brilliant Lightfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 26-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |