Binocular Fish, Winteria telescopa Brauer 1901
A Binocular Fish, Winteria telescopa, from the Great Australian Bight, South Australlia. Source: John Pogonoski / Australlian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: All rights reserved
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Winteria telescopa in Fishes of Australia, accessed 28 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3632
Binocular Fish, Winteria telescopa Brauer 1901
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Distribution |
East of Barrow Island, Western Australia, off Newcastle, NSW, and south of TAS; temperate, circumglobal. |
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Etymology |
Winteria is named for Fritz Winter, the scientific illustrator on the Valdivia Expedition (1888-1899) to subantarctic seas (The Etyfish Project). The specific name telescopa refers to the large telescopic eyes of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Winteria telescopa Brauer 1901, Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft zur Beförderung der Gesamten Naturwissenschaften du Marburg 8: 126. Type locality: Gulf of Guinea [32°36´05"N, 3°27´05"W], depth 3000 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
Binocular Fish, Winteria telescopa Brauer 1901
References
Haedrich, R.L. & Craddock, J.E. 1968. Distribution and biology of the opisthoproctid fish Winteria telescopa Brauer 1901. Breviora. Museum of Comparative Zoology 294: 1–11.
