Species Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus (Cohen & Hutchins, 1982)

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External Links

• Dinematichthys dasyrhynchus Cohen, D.M. & Hutchins, J.B. 1982. Description of a new Dinematichthys (Ophidiiformes : Bythitidae) from Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9(4): 341-347 figs 1-3 [342, figs. 1-3].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.26614–010, Rottnest Island, WA.
  Paratype(s) AM I.20245–016 3 specimens; WAM P.25725–017 2 specimens; WAM P.25781–013; USNM 222629 2 specimens; USNM 224475 3 specimens; WAM P.4683-001; WAM P.26616-009 5 specimens; WAM P.26619-015 2 specimens; WAM P.26620-010 2 specimens; WAM P.27146-001 2 specimens.

 

Generic Combinations

• Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus (Cohen & Hutchins, 1982). —
  Møller, P. R. & Schwarzhans, W. 2008. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-Pacific. Part IV. Dinematichthys and two new genera with descriptions of nine new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 24: 87-146 [138] (changed combination as type of genus Porocephalichthys )

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Dinematichthys sp. —
  Hutchins, J.B. 1979. A guide to the marine fishes of Rottnest Island. Perth : Creative Research 103 pp. [93]
• Dinematichthys iluococoetoides [misidentification]. —
  Mees, G.F. 1960. Additions to the fish fauna of Western Australia. 2. Western Australian Fisheries. Bulletin 9(2): 13-21 [18]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Rottnest Island, WA (32° 00' S) to Jurien Bay (30°18`S), WA; subtropical

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, rock reef.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 0-11 m.

 

General References

Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Bythitidae. pp. 567-574 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. [571] (as Dinematichthys dasyrhynchus)

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [23] (as Dinematichthys dasyrhynchus)

Møller, P.R., Schwarzhans, W. & Nielsen, J.G. 2004. Review of the American Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae). Part I. Dinematichthys, Gunterichthys, Typhliasina and two new genera. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 8(4): 141-192 [149] (as Dinematichthys dasyrhynchus)

Møller, P. R. & Schwarzhans, W. 2008. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-Pacific. Part IV. Dinematichthys and two new genera with descriptions of nine new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 24: 87-146 [138]

Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp. [130] (as Dinematichthys dasyrhynchus)

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. [316] (as Dinematichthys dasyrhynchus)

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Shaggy Cusk)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Aug-2011	OPHIDIIFORMES	01-Aug-2011	MOVED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
22-Jun-2015		29-Jul-2011	MODIFIED
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED