Species Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887)
Bean's Bigscale
- Melamphaes beanii Günther, A. 1887. Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 22(57): 1-268 figs 1-7 pls 1-66 [29] [nom. nov. for Plectromus crassiceps Bean, 1885].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 33378, Western North Atlantic; USNM 33509, Western North Atlantic; USNM 34835, Western North Atlantic. - Plectromus crassiceps Bean, T.H. 1885. Description of a new species of Plectromus (P. crassiceps) taken by the United States Fish Commission. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 8(486): 73-74 [73] [a junior secondary homonym of Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 33378, Western North Atlantic [37°41´–41°41´N, 65°35´–73°04´W]; USNM 33509, Western North Atlantic [37°41´–41°41´N, 65°35´–73°04´W]; USNM 34835, Western North Atlantic [37°41´–41°41´N, 65°35´–73°04´W].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ebeling, A.W. & Weed, W.H. 1963. Melamphaidae III. Systematics and distribution of the species in the bathypelagic fish genus Scopelogadus Vaillant. Dana Reports 60: 1-58 figs 1-23 [15]
- Kotlyar, A.N. 2019. Revision of the genus Scopelogadus (Melamphaidae): 1. S. beanii. Journal of Ichthyology 59(5): 641-655 [originally in Voprosy Ikhtiologii 59 (5): 507-522]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Newcastle, NSW (33°S) to Great Australian Bight, SA and TAS; temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500 - 2000 m.
General References
Bray, D.J. 2008. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 410-412 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [411]
Ebeling, A.W. 1986. Family No. 133: Melamphaidae. pp. 427-431 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [431]
Ebeling, A.W. & Weed, W.H. 1963. Melamphaidae III. Systematics and distribution of the species in the bathypelagic fish genus Scopelogadus Vaillant. Dana Reports 60: 1-58 figs 1-23 [24]
Kotlyar, A.N. 1996. Beryciform Fishes of the World Ocean. Moscow : VNIRO Publishing 368 pp. [276]
Kotlyar, A.N. 2004. Family Melamphaidae Gill 1893 -- bigscales. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 29: 1-11 [6]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Melamphaidae. pp. 747-749 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. [749]
Stewart, A.L. & Bray, D.J. 2015. Family Melamphaidae. pp. 977-991 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152. [989]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [41] (747)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bean's Bigscale)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [31] (Bean's Bigscale)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES | 07-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |