Species Sirembo metachroma Cohen & Robins, 1986
Chameleon Cusk
- Sirembo metachroma Cohen, D.M. & Robins, C.R. 1986. A review of the ophidiid fish genus Sirembo with a new species from Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22(2): 253-263 pls 1-2 [253, pl. 1(A, B)].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.13005, 7 miles north-west off Cape Moreton, QLD, 60 fathoms.
Paratype(s) QM I.19500 (4 specimens. Not present in 1997), 7 miles north-west off Cape Moreton, QLD, 60 fathoms; WAM P.25739-005 (1 specimen), 7 miles north-west off Cape Moreton, QLD, 60 fathoms.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
North of Townsville, QLD (27º02´S) to off Yamba (29°39'S, 153°41' E), NSW, records from WA and NT based on Sirembo wami; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [310]
- Nielsen, J.G., Schwarzhans, W. & Uiblein, F. 2014. Review of the Indo-West Pacific ophidiid genera Sirembo and Spottobrotula (Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae), with descriptions of three new species. Marine Biology Research 11(2): 113-134 [124]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
115-260m
General References
Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Ophidiidae. pp. 556-566 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. [566] (in part, eastern distribution)
Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp. [89] (in part, eastern distribution)
Nielsen. J.G. 1999. Families Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae, Aphionidae. pp. 1978-1985 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. [1981] (in part, eastern distribution)
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. [314] (in part, eastern distribution)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Chameleon Cusk)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2015 | OPHIDIIFORMES | 19-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |