- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- GADIFORMES
- MACROURIDAE
- Kumba
- gymnorhynchus
Smoothsnout Whiptail, Kumba gymnorhynchus Iwamoto & Sazonov 1994
Smoothsnout Whiptail, Kumba gymnorhynchus. Source: Tomio Iwamoto via Atlas of Living Australia. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Kumba gymnorhynchus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Feb 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1752
Smoothsnout Whiptail, Kumba gymnorhynchus Iwamoto & Sazonov 1994
More Info
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Distribution |
Off Albany, Western Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in the south-eastern Indian Ocean and South China Sea. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin II, 10. Head firm head, not inflated, sensory canals lacking pores. Scaleless part of snout extending to lateral nasal angles but not onto forehead. Orbit diameter about 26% of head length; snout slightly longer than orbit; interorbital about equal to the orbit; upper jaw 40-43% HL; short barbel, about 7% HL. |
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Etymology |
The specific name gymnorhynchus is from the Greek gymnos (naked) and rhynchos (snout). |
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Species Citation |
Kumba gymnorhynchus Iwamoto & Sazonov 1994, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 48(11): 229, figs 3-4. Type locality: West Australian Ridge, Indian Ocean, 1260-1370 m. [30°46'S 93°20'E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Resources |
Smoothsnout Whiptail, Kumba gymnorhynchus Iwamoto & Sazonov 1994
References
Iwamoto, T. & Sazonov, Y.I. 1994. Revision of the genus Kumba (Pisces: Gadiformes, Macrouridae), with description of three new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 48(11): 221-237, figs 1-9
