Species Scopelogadus mizolepis (Günther, 1878)
Ragged Bigscale
- Scopelus mizolepis Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 2(2, 22, 28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251 [185].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.12.7.9, south of New Guinea off Aru Island, 800 fathoms [5°41´S, 134°04´E]. - Scopelogadus cocles Vaillant, L.L. 1888. Expéditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Paris : G. Masson 406 pp. 28 pls. [143, pl. 26(figs 6, 6a-e)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 1884-1075 2 specimens, Banc d'Arguin, 1090 to 1250 m.; MNHP 1884-1076, Cape Verde Islands, 3655 m.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Maul, G.E. 1990. Melamphaidae. pp. 612-618 in Quéro, J.-C., Hureau, J.-C., Karrer, C., Post, A. & Saldanha, L. (eds). Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic. Paris : UNESCO 1492 pp., 3 vols. [618]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth Plateau and Northwest of Port Hedland, WA (18º18´S) and off Nowra, NSW to S of Point Hicks, VIC and TAS and Lord Howe Rise; tropical, Atlantic Indo-west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
200 - 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] (misidentification)
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 (for subspecies)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [25]
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 [7] (as Scopelus mizolepis)
Kotlyar, A.N. 2020. Revision of genus Scopelogadus (Melaphaidae): 2. S. mizolepis. Journal of Ichthyology 60(1): 1-12 [original in Russian in Voprosy Ikhtiologii 60(1): 3-15]
Moore, J.A. & Paxton, J.R. 1999. Family Melamphaeidae. pp. 2201-2202 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. [2202] (as Scopelus mizolepis)
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. [990]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Ragged 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] (Ragged 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 |