Species Scopelarchoides danae Johnson, 1974
Dana Pearleye
- Scopelarchoides danae Johnson, R.K. 1974. Five new species and a new genus of alepisauroid fishes of the Scopelarchidae (Pisces : Myctophiformes). Copeia 1974(2): 449-457 fig. 1 [453].
Type data:
Holotype SIO 70–341, South China Sea [18°10´N, 119°35´E].
Paratype(s) CAS 14300; ISH 2285/71; MCZ 52089-99; SIO (14 lots); USNM 207395; WHOI (11 lots).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Dirk Hartog Island, WA (26ºS), off Cape York, Coral Sea and off Tuggerah Lake, (33º25´S) to south of Sydney, NSW; tropical, Atlantic Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Cape Province (20), Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
General References
Johnson, R.K. 1982. Fishes of the families Evermannellidae and Scopelarchidae: systematics, morphology, interrelationships and zoogeography. Fieldiana Zoology ns 12: 1-252 figs 1-74
Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Family Scopelarchidae. pp. 488-489 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. [489]
Stewart, A.L. 2015. Family Scopelarchidae. pp. 566-574 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [571]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Dana Pearleye)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2016 | AULOPIFORMES | 12-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |