Typical Slopefish, Symphysanodon typus Bleeker 1878
Other Names: Insular Shelf Beauty, Insular Shelfbeauty
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Symphysanodon typus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1759
Typical Slopefish, Symphysanodon typus Bleeker 1878
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Distribution |
Off Townsville, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, west-central Pacific. Hovers above the bottom in depths of 50–440 m. |
Species Citation |
Symphysanodon typus Bleeker 1878, Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 13: 61, pl. 3. Type locality: New Guinea. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
Resources |
Typical Slopefish, Symphysanodon typus Bleeker 1878
References
Anderson, W.D. Jr 1999. Family Symphysanodontidae. pp 2438-2441 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790.
Anderson, W.D., Jr & Springer, V. 2005. Review of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon Bleeker (Symphysanodontidae), with descriptions of three new species, S. mona, S. parini, and S. rhax. Zootaxa 994: 1-44
Bleeker, P. 1878. Quatrième mémoire sur la faune ichthyologique de la Nouvelle-Guinée. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 13: 35-66 pls 2-3
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp.