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Species Pseudoscopelus australis Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006

  • Pseudoscopelus australis Prokofiev & Kukuev, 2006.
    Type data:
     Holotype ZMUM 21251 (Depth 270-220 meters), Patagonia [53°34.9'S, 29°52.5'W to 53°32.3'S, 29°51.2'W].
    Paratype(s) IOAN 2698 (2 specimens); IOAN 2699; IOAN 26700; IOAN 26701; ZIL 54071; ZMMU 13721; ZMMU 21244; ZMMU 21252-53 (2 specimens).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

This species was recorded by Melo (2010) off Albany (35°25'S, 118°22'E, WA) and just south of the Australian EEZ (48°S, 148°E, South Tasman Rise); circumglobal in Southern Hemisphere temperate seas.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Southern Province (8)

Ecological Descriptors

Mesopelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

953m depth.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
TRACHINOIDEI 10-Feb-2012 ADDED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)