Family SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE
Slopefishes
Compiler and date details
18 December 2011 - Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
The family contains a single genus and 10 species, one known from Australia (Anderson & Springer, 2005). The genus was placed in the Acropomatidae by Nelson (2006). We follow Anderson & Springer (2005), who placed the genus in a separate family because a number of features do not allow placement with any other known family. The group occurs worldwide with species normally found over deeper parts of the continental slope and upper continental shelf.
General References
Anderson, W.D., Jr & Springer, V. 2005. Review of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon Bleeker (Symphysanodontidae), with descriptions of three new species, S. mona, S. parini, and S. rhax. Zootaxa 994: 1-44
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2012 | 13-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Symphysanodon Bleeker, P. 1878. Quatrième mémoire sur la faune ichthyologique de la Nouvelle-Guinée. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 13: 35-66 pls 2-3 [60].
Type species:
Symphysanodon typus Bleeker, 1878 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
General References
Anderson, W.D., Jr & Springer, V. 2005. Review of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon Bleeker (Symphysanodontidae), with descriptions of three new species, S. mona, S. parini, and S. rhax. Zootaxa 994: 1-44
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2012 | 13-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Symphysanodon typus Bleeker, P. 1878. Quatrième mémoire sur la faune ichthyologique de la Nouvelle-Guinée. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 13: 35-66 pls 2-3 [61, pl. 3].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH H398, New Guinea.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Townsville, QLD; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Transition (19), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Hover near bottom in depths of 50–440 m.
General References
Anderson, W.D., Jr & Springer, V. 2005. Review of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon Bleeker (Symphysanodontidae), with descriptions of three new species, S. mona, S. parini, and S. rhax. Zootaxa 994: 1-44 [22]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2012 | 13-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |