Species Sympterichthys unipennis (Cuvier, 1817)
Smooth Handfish
- Chironectes unipennis Cuvier, G.L. 1817. Sur le genre Chironectes Cuv. (Antennarius Commerson). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 3: 418-435 pls 16-18 [435, pl. 18(3)] [often treated as a nom. nov. for Lophius laevis Lacépède, 1804, but described as a new species].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.4630, Australian seas. - Lophius laevis Lacépède, B.G.E. 1804. Mémoire sur plusieurs animaux de la Nouvelle-Hollande dont la description n'a pas encore été publiée. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 4: 184-211 pls 55-58 [202, 210, pl. 55(4)] [a senior homonym of Lophius laevis Latreille, 1804; Monod, Th. & Le Danois, Y. 1973. Family Antennariidae. pp. 661–664 in Hureau, J.C. & Monod, Th. (eds). Check-list of the Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean. CLOFNAM 1. Paris : UNESCO pp. 683. (662) incorrectly list this species as a synonym of Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758), family Antennariidae].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.4630, TAS (as 'Mer de l'Australie').
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Whitley, G.P. 1936. Ichthyological genotypes: some supplementary remarks. The Australian Zoologist 8(3): 189-192 [190]
Generic Combinations
- Sympterichthys laevis (Lacepède, 1804). —
Gill, T.N. 1878. Note on Antennariidae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 1(31): 221-222 [222] (changed combination as type of genus Sympterichthys) - Sympterichthys unipennis (Cuvier, 1817). —
Whitley, G.P. 1936. Ichthyological genotypes: some supplementary remarks. The Australian Zoologist 8(3): 189-192 [190]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from the holotype, collected from "Australian seas" (possibly D’Entrecasteaux Channel, TAS); temperate.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 20-226 m.
General References
Last, P.R., Gledhill, D.C. & Holmes, B.H. 2007. A new handfish, Brachionichthys australis sp. nov. (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with a redescription of the critically endangered spotted handfish, B. hirsutus (Lacepède). Zootaxa 1666: 53-68 [53]
Last, P.R. & Gledhill, D.C. 2009. A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. Zootaxa 2252: 1-77 [55]
Last, P.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Brachionichthyidae: Handfishes. pp. 375-376 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [376]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [409] (as Sympertichthys laevis)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Brachionichthyidae. pp. 647–649 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. [648]
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. [276] (as Brachionichthys unipennis)
Whitley, G.P. 1949. The handfish. Australian Museum Magazine 9(12): 398-403 [403]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [58] (2300)
Common Name References
Whitley, G.P. 1949. The handfish. Australian Museum Magazine 9(12): 398-403 [403] (Smooth Handfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 12-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |