- Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, L.J.V., Stehmann, M. & Ebert, D.A. 1990. Rhinochimaera africana sp. n., a new longnosed chimaera from southern Africa, with comments on the systematics and distribution of the genus Rhinochimaera Garman, 1901 (Chondrichthyes, Chimaeriformes, Rhinochimaeridae). South African Journal of Marine Science 9: 201-222 [206, figs 2-5].
Type data:
Holotype SAIAB 27744, Western Cape, west of Doring Bay, South Africa [31°59.8´S, 15°56.2´E].
Paratype(s) ISH 1/90 (ex ZMMU P14393); SAM 23123; ZIL 48699; ZMM P14392.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
One record from North West Cape (about 19°36'S, 113°16'E), WA; records from TAS based on misidentification; temperate, disjunct (southern Africa and north-west Pacific)
IMCRA
Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
885-905 m Australia, 550-1450 elsewhere
General References
Didier, D.A. & Nakaya, K. 1999. Redescription of Rhinochimaera pacifica (Mitsukuri) and first record of R. africana Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert from Japan (Chimaeriformes: Rhinochimaeridae). Ichthyological Research 46(2): 139-152
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Paddlenose Spookfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 26-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |