Species Rondeletia loricata Abe & Hotta, 1963
Common Redmouth Whalefish, Red-mouth Whalefish, Redmouth Whalefish
- Rondeletia loricata Abe, T. & Hotta, H. 1963. Description of a new deep-sea fish of the genus Rondeletia from Japan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 10(2–6): 43-48 pls 11-12 [43, pls 11-12, figs 8-9].
Type data:
Holotype ZIUT 52196, Off Kesen-numa, Japan, 750 m.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Patchy records from Coral Sea, QLD (14°S) and off Newcastle, NSW (33°07'S, 153°11'E) to Great Australian Bight, SA (34°04'S, 128°02'E) and Exmouth Plateau, WA (20°55'24"S, 112°51'30"E), Lord Howe Rise and Norfolk Island ridge; temperate, tropical, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Province (4), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500 - 1500 m.
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [21]
Kotlyar, A.N. 1996. The osteology, intraspecific structure, and distribution of Rondeletia loricata (Rondeletiidae). Journal of Ichthyology 36(2): 207-221 [translation of Voprosy Ikhtiologii 36(2): 154–168] [207]
Paxton, J.P., Johnson, G.D. & Trnski, T. 2001. Larvae and juveniles of the deepsea "whalefishes" Barbourisia and Rondeletia (Stephanoberyciformes: Barbourisiidae, Rondeletiidae) with comments on family relationships. Records of the Australian Museum 53: 407-425 [416]
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. [2204]
Paxton, J.R. 2008. Family Rondeletiidae. pp. 413 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [413]
Paxton, J.R. 2015. Family Rondeletiidae. pp. 994-995 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152.
Paxton, J.R. & Bray, D.J. 1986. Order Cetomimiformes. pp. 433-434 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [434]
Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Rondeletiidae. pp. 750-751 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. [750]
Paxton, J.R. & Trnski, T. 2003. Rondeletiidae. pp. 1168-1169 in Carpenter, K.E. (ed.). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Rome : FAO & American Society of Ichthyologists & Herpetologists Vol. 2 602-1373 pp. [1169]
Paxton, J.R. & Trnski, T. 2016. Rondeletiidae. pp. 2169-2171 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. [2171]
Common Name References
Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (New Zealand) (Red-mouth Whalefish, Redmouth Whalefish)
Paxton, J.R. 2015. Family Rondeletiidae. pp. 994-995 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [995] (Redmouth Whalefish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Common Redmouth 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 [25] (Common Redmouth 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 |