Species Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871)
Constellationfish
- Maurolicus tripunctulatus Esmark, L. 1871. Om den sorte Rotte, Mus rattus. Om en for Skandinavien ny Dagsommerfugle samt om nogle sjeldent forekommende Tusm orkesvaermere. Om tvende nye Fiske-Arter: Argyropelecus elongatus E. og Maurolicus tripunctulatus E. Bulletin of the Mauritius Institute 13: 486-490 [dated 1870] [489].
Type data:
Holotype UZMO J672, Madagascar.
Generic Combinations
- Valenciennellus tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871). —
Witzell, W.N. 1973. Family Gonostomatidae. pp. 114-122 in Hureau, J.-C. & Monod, T. (eds). Checklist of the Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). Paris : UNESCO Vol. 1 683 pp. [121] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Leeman, WA (29°50`S, 114°17`E) and Tasman Sea north of Barcoo Seamount, off Crowdy Head, NSW (31°47'S, 155°59'E) to eastern TAS, and near Lord Howe Is.; tropical, temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Western Province (6)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500-2000 m.
General References
Harold, A.S. 1999. Families Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, Phosichthyidae, Astronesthidae, Stomiidae, Chauliodontidae, Melanostomiidae, Idiacanthidae, Malacosteidae. pp. 1896-1917 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. [1902]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Sternoptychidae. pp. 423-428 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. [428]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Web 2004. Fishbase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary., Fishbase) (Constellationfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [22] (Constellationfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 19-May-2020 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |