Species Pyramodon lindas Markle & Olney, 1990

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Pyramodon lindas Markle, D.F. & Olney, J.E. 1990. Systematics of the pearlfishes (Pisces: Carapidae). Bulletin of Marine Science 47(2): 269-410 [332, figs 53A-B].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.22825-011, Northwest Shelf, Australia, 300-326m [18°59´S, 117°10´E].
  Paratype(s) AM I.22825-029 (2 specimens), Northwest shelf, Australia, 300-326m [18°59´S, 117°10´E]; QM I.18768, off Queensland [23°11'S, 153°00'E].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North-west of Port Hedland, WA and north-east of Townsville to north-east of Brisbane, QLD; tropical, west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Transition (19), Northwest Transition (3)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

Extra Ecological Information

Free living. 260-360m.

 

General References

Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Carapidae. pp. 551-555 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. [555]

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

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. [20]

Nielsen. J.G. 1999. Families Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae, Aphionidae. pp. 1978-1985 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1978]

 

Common Name References

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Jun-2015	OPHIDIIFORMES	17-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED