Species Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)

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External Links

• Hyalorhynchus natalensis Gilchrist, J.D.F. & von Bonde, C. 1924. Special report No. 7. Deep-sea fishes procured by the S.S. Pickle (part 2). Report. Fisheries & Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa 3: 1-24 pls 1-6 [1922] [4, pl. 1(1)].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown (depth 135 fathoms), off Table Bay, South Africa.

 

Generic Combinations

• Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924). —
  Barnard, K.H. 1925. A monograph of the marine fishes of South Africa. Part 1. (Amphioxus, Cyclostomata, Elasmobranchii, and Teleostei — Isospondyli to Heterosomata). Annals of the South African Museum 21(1): 1-418 figs 1-18 pls 1-17 [130] (changed combination with description of genus Rhynchohyalus, replacement for Hyalorhynchus Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924, preoccupied by Hyalorhynchus Ogilby 1910 in fishes)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

East of Tuggerah Lake (33º23´S, 152º37'E) to east of Nowra (34º53´S, 151º23'E), NSW and southern TAS; temperate, circumglobal, patchy distribution.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)

Ecological Descriptors

Bathypelagic, marine, mesopelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

500-3000 m.

 

General References

Bertelsen, E., Theisen, B. & Munk, O. 1965. On a postlarval specimen, anal light organ, and tubular eyes of the argentoid fish Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Glichrist and von Blonde). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 128: 357–371

Cohen, D.M. 1964. Suborder Argentinoidea. In, Olsen, Y.H. (ed.) Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(4): 1-70 figs 1-20 [51, fig16]

Flynn, A.J. & Pogonoski, J.J. 2012. Guide to Mesopelagic Fishes of the Southern Tasman Sea. Hobart, Australia : CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research i-v + 221 pp. [37]

Partridge, J.C., Douglas, R.H, Marshall, N.J. , Chung, W.-S. , Jordan, T.M. & Wagner, H.-J. 2014. Reflecting optics in the diverticular eye of a deep-sea barreleye fish (Rhynchohyalus natalensis). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 218: 20133223

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., & Bray, D.J. 2006. Opisthoproctidae. pp. 371-372 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. [372]

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [170]

Stewart, A.L. 2015. Family Opisthoproctidae. pp. 326-331 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [330]

 

Common Name References

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., & Bray, D.J. 2006. Opisthoproctidae. pp. 371-372 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. [372] (Glasshead Barreleye)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-Jun-2016	ARGENTINIFORMES	26-Apr-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
06-Jun-2016		13-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED