Black Whiptail, Mesovagus antipodum Hubbs & Iwamoto 1977
Other Names: Black Javelinfish
A Black Whiptail, Mesovagus antipodum (formerly Mesobius antipodum), from the Norfolk Ridge in the Tasman Sea. Source: NORFANZ Founding Parties. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
The Black Whiptail is swarthy to bluish-black in colour, with a greyish-brown tail.
This species was previously known as Mesobius antipodum (Nakayama & Endo 2016).
This species was previously known as Mesobius antipodum (Nakayama & Endo 2016).
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2022, Mesovagus antipodum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3791
Black Whiptail, Mesovagus antipodum Hubbs & Iwamoto 1977
References
Nakayama, N. & Endo, H. 2016. Mesovagus, a replacement name for the grenadier genus Mesobius Hubbs and Iwamoto 1977 (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Macrouridae), a junior homonym of Mesobius Chamberlin 1951 (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae). Ichthyological Research Online early https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-016-0531-x
