Species Poromitra macrophthalma (Gilchrist, 1903)
Wide-eye Bigscale
- Plectromus macrophthalmus Gilchrist, J.D.F. 1903. Descriptions of new South African fishes. Marine Investigations in South Africa 2: 203-211, pls 13-18 [205, Pl. 13 (fig. 2)].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Cape Point Lighthouse, South Africa, 360 fathoms.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Poromitra megalops. —
Kotlyar, A.N. 2004. Family Melamphaidae Gill 1893 -- bigscales. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 29: 1-11 [5] (considered P megalops as a senior synonym)
Introduction
Southern records of P. megalops are possibly this species.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
East of Forster, NSW (32°29′ S, 155°36′ E); tropical, temperate, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
0-1500 m
General References
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 megalops)
Kotlyar, A.N. 2004. Family Melamphaidae Gill 1893 -- bigscales. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 29: 1-11 [5] (as Poromitra megalops)
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 [237]
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. [986]
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. [986] (Wide-eye 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) |