- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- SCORPAENIFORMES
- PSYCHROLUTIDAE
- Ebinania
- macquariensis
Macquarie Blobfish, Ebinania macquariensis Nelson 1982
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Bray, D.J. 2021, Ebinania macquariensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 30 Nov 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1477
Macquarie Blobfish, Ebinania macquariensis Nelson 1982
More Info
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Distribution |
Southern Ocean, off Macquarie Island and the Kerguelen Plateau (expected off Heard Island and MacDonald Islands). |
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Etymology |
The species is named for the type locality, Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean. |
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Species Citation |
Ebinania macquariensis Nelson 1982, Canadian Journal of Zoology 60(6): 1485, figs 10-11. Type locality: off north-east Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean, 494-714m [midpoint 54°31.5´S, 159°01.5´E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Resources |
Macquarie Blobfish, Ebinania macquariensis Nelson 1982
References
Duhamel, G., Gasco, N. & Davaine, P. 2005. Poissons des îles Kerguelen et Crozet. Patrimoines naturels (M.N.H.N./S.P.N.) 63: 1-419
Jackson, K.L. & Nelson, J.S. 2006. Ebinania australiae, a new species of fathead sculpin from southern Australia (Scorpaeniformes: Psychrolutidae). Records of the Australian Museum 58: 37-42
Nelson, J.S. 1982. Two new South Pacific fishes of the genus Ebinania and contributions to the systematics of Psychrolutidae (Scorpaeniformes). Canadian Journal of Zoology 60(6): 1470-1504 figs 1-21
