Species Hastatobythites arafurensis Machida, 1997

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• Hastatobythites arafurensis Machida, Y. 1997. Hastatobythites arafurensis, a new bythitid genus and species from Australia (Bythitidae, Ophidiiformes). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 44(4): 385-388 [386, figs. 1-2].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM S.12904-011, north-north-east of Maney Shoal, Arafura Sea, NT, 146 m. [9°18´S, 133°25´E].
  Paratype(s) NTM S.12904-018.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

North of Cape Don, NT, records from NSW reidentified as Saccogaster tuberculata and from WA as Saccogaster horrida; tropical.

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 146 m.

 

General References

Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Bythitidae. pp. 567-574 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. [573]

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. [105]

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. [1984]

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spinyhead Cusk)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Jun-2015	OPHIDIIFORMES	25-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED