Species Rhamphocetichthys savagei Paxton, 1989
Birdsnout Whalefish, Birdsnout Flabby Whalefish, Savage's Birdsnouted Whalefish
- Rhamphocetichthys savagei Paxton, J.R. 1989. Synopsis of the whalefishes (family Cetomimidae) with descriptions of four new genera. Records of the Australian Museum 41: 135-206 [178, figs 1i, 2d, 3f, 4g, 11, 12, 28].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 60342, Coral Sea, 0 to about 1000 m. [12°22´S, 146°29´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.26872-001 (ex LACM 30042-11); LACM 30034-11.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Coral Sea, off Cape York Peninsula, QLD (12º22´S); tropical, discontinuous (western North Atlantic, eastern and western tropical Pacific), rare.
IMCRA
Cape Province (20)
Distribution References
- Paxton, J.R., Trnski, T. & Johnson, G.D. 2016. Cetomimidae. pp. 2174-2182 in Carpenter, K.E. & De Angelis, N. (eds.). The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Bony Fishes Part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1511-2350. [2182]
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic.
General References
Paxton, J.R. 1999. Families Gibberichthyidae, Rondeletiidae, Barbourisiidae, Cetomimidae, Mirapinnidae, Megalomycteridae, Anoplogastridae, Diretmidae. pp. 2203-2211 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. [2207]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Cetomimidae. pp. 754-755 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. [755]
Paxton, J.R., Trnski, T. & Johnson, G.D. 2016. Cetomimidae. pp. 2174-2182 in Carpenter, K.E. & De Angelis, N. (eds.). The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Bony Fishes Part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1511-2350. [2182]
Common Name References
Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase) (Savage's Birdsnouted Whalefish)
Paxton, J.R., Trnski, T. & Johnson, G.D. 2016. Cetomimidae. pp. 2174-2182 in Carpenter, K.E. & De Angelis, N. (eds.). The Living Marine Resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Bony Fishes Part 1 (Elopiformes to Scorpaeniformes). Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1511-2350. [2182] (Birdsnout Flabby Whalefish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Birdsnout Whalefish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [27] (Birdsnout Whalefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES | 09-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |