Species Thymichthys verrucosus (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)
Warty Handfish, Warty Anglerfish
- Sympterichthys verrucosus McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1918. Some new and little known fishes from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1(1): 39-78 figs 26-31 pls 2-7 [76, pl. 7(3)].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA F.626, Gulf St Vincent, SA [34°53'S, 138°06'E].
Paratype(s) SAMA F.627, St Vincent Gulf, SA [34°53'S, 138°06'E].
Generic Combinations
- Brachionichthys verrucosus (McCullock & Waite, 1918). —
Scott, E.O.G. 1953. Observations on some Tasmanian fishes. Part 6 [5 in error]. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 87: 141-166 figs 1-4 [1952] [159] - Thymichthys verrucosus (McCulloch & Waite, 1918). —
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 [65] (changed combination with description of genus Thymichthys)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
S of Montague Island, NSW (36°S) to off Wilson Bluff, SA (130°12'E), and to Frederick Henry Bay, TAS (ca. 42°55'S); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, demersal, inshore, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
5-230 m
General References
Bruce, B.D., Green, M.A. & Last, P.R. 1999. Aspects of the biology of the endangered spotted handfish, Brachionichthys hirsutus (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae) off southern Australia. pp. 369-380 in Séret B. & Sire, J.-Y. (eds). Proceedings of the 5th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, Nouméa, 3-8 November 1997. Paris : Société Française d'Ichtyologie 888 pp. [370] (as Sympterichthys verrucosus)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [46] (as Brachionichthys verrucosus)
Last, P.R. 1994. Family Brachionichthyidae. pp. 283-285, figs 252-253 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [284] (as Brachionichthys verrucosus)
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] (as Sympterichthys verrucosus)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [253] (as Brachionichthys sp 3)
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 [65]
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] (as Sympterichthys verrucosus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [410] (as Sympterichthys verrucosus)
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] (as Sympterichthys verrucosus)
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 verrucosus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [58] (2301, as Brachionichthys verrucosus)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [285] (Warty Handfish, Warty Anglerfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Warty 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) |
| 23-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED |