Species Saurida longimanus Norman, 1939

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• Saurida longimanus Norman, J.R. 1939. Fishes. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 7(1): 1-116 figs 1-41 [23, fig. 5].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1939.5.24.441 (162 mm specimen), Gulf of Oman.
  Paratype(s) BMNH 1939.5.14.440; BMNH 1939.5.24.441-444.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

NW of Montebello Islands, WA (111º02'E) to Arafura Sea, NT (136º34'E); tropical, Indian.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

55–280 m.

 

General References

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp.

Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Family Synodontidae, subfamily Harpadontinae. pp. 472-476 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. [474]

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. [243]

Russell, B.C. 1999. Families Synodontidae, Bathysauridae. pp. 1928-1947 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1939]

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [70]

 

Common Name References

Russell, B.C. 1999. Families Synodontidae, Bathysauridae. pp. 1928-1947 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1939] (FAO) (Longfin Lizardfish)

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [70] (Long-finned Lizardfish)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Dec-2016	AULOPIFORMES	06-Jun-2016	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED