Species Ventrifossa paxtoni Iwamoto & Williams, 1999
Thinbarbel Whiptail
- Ventrifossa paxtoni 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 [228, fig. 55].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.27647-002, off Sugarloaf Point, NSW, 880-950 m. [32°25´S, 153°01´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.27647-002; CAS 86476; MNHN 1994-1010 6 specimens; BMNH 1996.7.19.38, 46-58 14 specimens; AM I.15822 2 specimens; AM I.28189-005 2 specimens; AM I.24990-001; AM I.29753-008 4 specimens; AM I.29805-001; AM I.26981-005 5 of 6 specimens; MNHN 1997-0668.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Ventrifossa sp. (NSW). —
Iwamoto, T. & Merrett, N. 1997. Pisces Gadiformes: Taxonomy of grenadiers of the New Caledonian regions, southwest Pacific. pp. 473-570 in Crosnier, A. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 176: 1-570 [92]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Bunbury (33º24´S, 114º21'E) to southwest of Rowley Shoals (17º52´S, 118º16'E), WA, and south of Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea (10°37'S, 144°22'E) to east of Shoalhaven Heads, NSW (34°47'S, 151°16'E), also Norfolk Ridge; tropical, also south-west Pacific (New Caledonia).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Iwamoto, T. & Graham, K.J. 2001. Grenadiers (Families Bathygadidae and Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Pisces) of New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 52(21): 407-509 figs 1-114 [499]
- 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 [230]
- Last, P.R., Pogonoski, J.J., Gledhill, D.C. White, W.T. & Walker, C.J. 2014. The deepwater demersal ichthyofauna of the western Coral Sea. Zootaxa 3887 (2): 191–224 [214]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
550-1116 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. [606]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [24]
Iwamoto, T. & Graham, K.J. 2001. Grenadiers (Families Bathygadidae and Macrouridae, Gadiformes, Pisces) of New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 52(21): 407-509 figs 1-114 [499]
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 Ventrifossa sp. B)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Thinbarbel 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] (Thinbarbel Whiptail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 | MACROURIDAE | 15-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 20-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |