Genus Trachipterus Goüan, 1770
- Trachipterus Goüan, A. 1770. Historia Piscium, Sistens Ipsorum Anatomen Externam, Internam, atque Genera in Classes et Ordines Redacta. Strasbourg 255 pp. [facing pages in French] [104, 153] [Cepola trachyptera Gmelin, 1789 is generally regarded as the type species, but the genus was described without included species and it is not clear when first species was added; see Eschmeyer, W.N. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences pp. 3 vols 2905].
Type species:
Cepola trachyptera Gmelin, 1789 by subsequent designation.
Introduction
There has been considerable confusion over the names and how many species occur in Australia. We follow Stewart (2015) in recognising two species. Previous records indicated only one species, sometimes referred to as T. jacksoniensis and sometimes as T. arawatae. Distribution information for each species has not been well documented in Australia.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Southwest Transition (7)
General References
Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Veliferidae, Lampridae,Lophotidae,Trachipteridae, Regalecidae. pp.681-694 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 3 pp. 577-1152.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | LAMPRIDIFORMES | 27-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 29-Aug-2011 | 29-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |