- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- CARISTIIDAE
- Caristius
- meridionalis
Caristius meridionalis Stevenson & Kenaley 2013
Caristius meridionalis from off New Zealand. Source: Carl Struthers / Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa. License: All rights reserved
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Caristius meridionalis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2367
Caristius meridionalis Stevenson & Kenaley 2013
More Info
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Distribution |
Known in Australian waters from central New South Wales, to the Great Australian Bight, South Australia, including off eastern and western Tasmania. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 35-39; Anal fin 20-24; Gill rakers 18-21; Vertebrae 37-41. Gill rakers with several long bristles on distal half of raker, and one or two long bristles extending from the tip of each raker; dorsal pharyngeal papillae - fleshy tabs; short conical pharyngeal teeth short, conical. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin meridionalis, meaning "southern", in reference to the austral distribution of the species. |
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Species Citation |
Caristius meridionalis Stevenson & Kenaley 2013, Copeia 2013(3): 431, Fig. 6D. Type locality: South Pacific, off New Zealand, 42°51'S, 176°17'W, depth 930-974 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
Caristius meridionalis Stevenson & Kenaley 2013
References
Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Caristiidae. pp. 1188-1189 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. (misidentified as Caristius groenlandicus and C. macropus)
Kenaley, C.P. Stewart, A.L. 2015. 181 Family Caristiidae, pp. 1272-1274. In: Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. (eds) 2015. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 4 pp. 1153-1748.
Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. 2013. Revision of the manefish genera Caristius and Platyberyx (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae), with descriptions of five new species. Copeia 2013(3): 415-434.
