Species Trachonurus yiwardaus Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
Yiwarda Whiptail
- Trachonurus yiwardaus Iwamoto, T. & Williams, A. 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(3): 105-243 figs 1-58 [217, fig. 50].
Type data:
Holotype NMV A9643, 115 km south-west of Geraldton, WA, 1132-1136 m.
Paratype(s) NMV 19872 3 specimens (formerly NMV A9643); NMV A11385-86; AM I.31157-007 2 specimens (in description as I.3157-007); AM I.31180-010; CAS 200231; CSIRO H2592-10, H4783-01, T321, T317, T320.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East of Nowra, NSW (34°53'S, 151°15'E), and southwest of Beachport, SA (37°51´S, 139°40´E) to southwest of Scott Reef, WA (20°17´S), also south of Christmas Island (11°25'S, 104°57'E); tropical, temperate, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Timor Province (2), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
700-1306 m
General References
Bray, D.J., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Macrouridae. pp. 581-607 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. [605]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [24]
Iwamoto, T. & McMillan, P.J. 2008. Family Macrouridae. pp. 320-347 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [346]
Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155 [149] (as Trachonurus sp. C)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yiwarda Whiptail)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [30] (Yiwarda Whiptail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | MACROURIDAE | 16-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 18-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 16-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |