Berry's Whiptail, Mesovagus berryi Hubbs & Iwamoto 1977
Other Names: Berry's Grenadier
An illustration of Mesovagus berryi (formerly Mesobius berryi). Source: Mesobius-berryi. License:
Summary:
This species was previously known as Mesobius berryi (Nakayama & Endo 2016).
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2023, Mesovagus berryi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Dec 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3792
Berry's Whiptail, Mesovagus berryi Hubbs & Iwamoto 1977
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Distribution |
West of Cape Freycinet, Wos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island regions in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Atlantic, and Indian to northeast Pacific oceans. |
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Etymology |
The species is named for Frederick H. Berry, formerly of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, who first collected the species, brought it to the attention of the senior author. |
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Species Citation |
Mesobius berryi Hubbs & Iwamoto 1977, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 41(7): 236, figs 1-8, 10A. Type locality: Mid-equatorial Pacific, 0°03.8'-07'N, 154°56'W, depth 0-1280 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Resources |
Berry's Whiptail, Mesovagus berryi Hubbs & Iwamoto 1977
References
Fischer, W., Krupp, F., Schneider, W., Sommer, C., Carpenter, K.E. & Niem V.H. 1995. Guía FAO para la Identificación de Especies para los Fines de la Pesca Pacífico centro-oriental Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1. Rome : Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación Vol. 2 pp. 647-1200.
Hubbs, C.L. & Iwamoto, T. 1977. A new genus (Mesobius), and three new bathypelagic species of Macrouridae (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 41(7): 233-251 figs 1-11 See ref at BHL
Iwamoto, T. 2015. Mesobius berryi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T60481655A60792161. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60481655A60792161.en. Accessed on 01 June 2023.
Iwamoto, T. & McMillan, P.J. 2008. Family Macrouridae. pp. 320-347 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Iwamoto, T. & Williams, A. 1999. Grenadiers (Pisces, Gadiformes) from the continental slope of western and northwestern Australia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 51(3): 105-243 figs 1-58 See ref at BHL
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 51(3): 105-243 figs 1-58 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-016-0531-x
