Species Rexichthys johnpaxtoni Parin & Astakhov, 1987

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• Rexichthys johnpaxtoni Parin, N.V. & Astakhov, D.A. 1987. Rexichthys johnpaxtoni — a new fish of the family Gempylidae from the Tasman Sea. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 27(1): 149-151 [in Russian, English transl. in J. Ichthyol. 27(2): 154–157] [149, figs 1-2].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.23899–001, Tasman Sea, NSW [32°18'S, 153°00'E].
  Paratype(s) AM I.20444–003.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Central QLD (17°31'S) to off Sydney, NSW (33°26'S); subtropical, south-west Pacific (New Caledonia).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Benthopelagic, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

220-470 m.

 

General References

Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the Snake Mackerels, Snoeks, Escolars, Gemfishes, Sackfishes, Domine, Oilfish, Cutlassfishes, Scabbardfishes, Hairtails, and Frostfishes known to date. Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 15. Rome : FAO 136 pp. 200 figs. [52]

Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 2001. Gempylidae, Trichiuridae. pp. 3698-3720 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3707]

 

Common Name References

Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the Snake Mackerels, Snoeks, Escolars, Gemfishes, Sackfishes, Domine, Oilfish, Cutlassfishes, Scabbardfishes, Hairtails, and Frostfishes known to date. Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 15. Rome : FAO 136 pp. 200 figs. [52] (Paxton's Gemfish)

Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V. 2001. Gempylidae, Trichiuridae. pp. 3698-3720 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3707] (FAO) (Paxton's Escolar)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Paxton's Gemfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-May-2013		15-May-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)