Species Woodsia nonsuchae (Beebe, 1932)
Bigeye Lightfish
- Photichthys nonsuchae Beebe, W. 1932. Nineteen new species and four post-larval deepsea fish. Zoologica (New York) 13: 47-107 figs 1-31 [61, fig. 11].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 170938 (Depth 600 fathoms. Formerly NYZS 9793 (not 9973)), Bermuda.
Generic Combinations
- Woodsia nonsuchae (Beebe, 1932). —
Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (eds) 1984. The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo : Tokai University Press Vol. 1–2 437 pp. 247 figs 370 pls. [45] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Off Tuggerah Lake, NSW (33°23'S, 152°37'E), the specimen lacks the features of Woodsia meyerwaardeni recently recorded from New Zealand; tropical, temperate, discontinuous (west Indian, Pacific and west Atlantic).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12)
Ecological Descriptors
Mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 530-1335 m.
General References
Grey, M. 1959. Three new genera and one new species of the family Gonostomatidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 121(4): 167-184 figs 1-3 [176]
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. [1904]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Phosichthyidae. pp. 429-432 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. [432]
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) (Bigeye Lightfish)
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] (Bigeye Lightfish)
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 |