Species Poromitra atlantica (Norman, 1929)
Crested Bigscale, Southern Bigscale
- Melamphaes atlanticus Norman, J. R. 1929. A preliminary revision of the berycoid fishes of the genus Melamphaës. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 4(20): 153-168 [165].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1930.1.12.1010, South Atlantic, 850-950 m. [33°54'S, 16°04'E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1930.1.12.1011; BMNH 1930.1.12.1012; BMNH 1930.1.12.1013; BMNH 1930.1.12.1014.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Poromitra crassiceps [until Kotlyar (2008) described P. crassiceps as confined to the Atlantic, this name was used in Australian literature]. —
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melamphaidae. pp. 747-749 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.
Introduction
Until recently, Poromitra atlantica had been called P. crassiceps in Australia. Kotlyar (2008) noted that P. crassiceps was confined to the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Kotlyar (2009) noted that the correct name for this species in Australia is P. atlantica. However, Robertson et al (2017) considered that P. crassiceps occurred in the Eastern Pacific.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
East of Fraser Island, QLD and East of Eden, NSW (37°S) to south-west of Kangaroo Island, SA (138°E) and TAS; temperate, southern circumglobal
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
360 - 1050 m.
General References
Bray, D.J. 2008. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 410-412 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [410] (as Poromitra crassiceps)
Ebeling, A.W. 1986. Family No. 133: Melamphaidae. pp. 427-431 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [429] (as Poromitra crassiceps)
Kotlyar, A.N. 1996. Beryciform Fishes of the World Ocean. Moscow : VNIRO Publishing 368 pp. [275] (as Poromitra crassiceps)
Kotlyar, A.N. 2004. Family Melamphaidae Gill 1893 -- bigscales. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 29: 1-11 [5] (as Poromitra crassiceps)
Kotlyar, A.N. 2008. Revision of the genus Poromitra (Melamphaidae): Part 1. Species of group P. crassiceps. Journal of Ichthyology 48(7): 479-492 [481]
Kotlyar, A.N. 2009. Revision of the genus Poromitra (Melamphaidae). Part 4. Species of P. cristiceps group: P. atlantica, P. oscitans and P. agafonovae Kotlyar, species nova. Journal of Ichthyology 49(8): 563-574 [563]
Kotlyar, A.N. 2010. Revision of the genus Poromitra (Melamphaidae): Part 6. Species of the P. megalops group. Journal of Ichthyology 50(2): 231-245 [243]
Moore, J.A. & Paxton, J.R. 1999. Family Melamphaeidae. pp. 2201-2202 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2202] (as Poromitra crassiceps)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melamphaidae. pp. 747-749 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. [748] (as Poromitra crassiceps)
Robertson, D.R., Angulo, A., Baldwin, C.C, Pitassy, D., Driskell, A., Weigt, L.A. & Navarro, I.J.F. 2017. Deep-water bony fishes collected by the B/O Miguel Oliver on the shelf edge of Pacific Central America: an annotated, illustrated and DNA-barcoded checklist. Zootaxa 4348(1): 1-125 [74]
Stewart, A.L. & Bray, D.J. 2015. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 977-991 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [984]
Common Name References
Stewart, A.L. & Bray, D.J. 2015. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 977-991 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [984] (Southern Bigscale)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES | 27-Feb-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |