Species Myctophum phengodes (Lütken, 1892)
Bright Lanternfish
- Scopelus phengodes Lütken, C.F. 1892. Spolia Atlantica Scopelini Musei Zoologici Universitatis Haviensis Bedrag til Kundskab om det aabre Havs Laxesild eller scopeliner. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 6 7: 221-297 25 figs pls 1-3 [253, fig. 11].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC 14, South Pacific [25°50´S, 102°50´E].
Paratype(s) ZMUC 230-239.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Newcastle, NSW (33º04´S) to off eastern TAS (42º40´S) and off Eucla (127º53´E) to off Bluff Point (27º50´S), WA; temperate, southern circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Tasmania: SE oceanic
- Victoria: SE oceanic
- Western Australia: S oceanic, W oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
General References
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [37] (445)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bright Lanternfish)
History of changes
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27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |