Spearcheek Cusk, Monomitopus vitiazi (Nielsen 1971)
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Bray, D.J. 2023, Monomitopus vitiazi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3887
Spearcheek Cusk, Monomitopus vitiazi (Nielsen 1971)
More Info
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Distribution |
West of Shark Bay to the North West Shelf, Western Australia, and east of Cape York, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the east Indo-west Pacific. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 92-96; Anal fin 76-82; Vertebrae 57-58. Head relatively deep with a notable downward inflection in the form, or a down slung head, beginning at the occiput; poorly ossified bones in the opercular series, weak and flexible preopercular armature. |
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Species Citation |
Selachophidium vitiazi Nielsen 197, Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft 22(1): 30, fig. 13. Type locality: off WA, eastern Indian Ocean, 834 m, 23°57´S, 112°14´E. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Resources |
Spearcheek Cusk, Monomitopus vitiazi (Nielsen 1971)
References
Carter, H. J. & Cohen, D.M. 1985. Monomitopus magnus, a new species of deep-sea fish (Ophidiidae) from the western North Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science 36(1): 86-95 See ref online
Cohen, D.M. & Nielsen, J.G. 1978. Guide to the identification of genera of the fish order Ophidiiformes with a tentative classification of the order. National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.). Technical Report 417: 1-72 figs 1-103
Nielsen, J.G. 1971. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen des FFS 'Walther Herwig' nach Südamerika. 16. Redescription of the genus Selachophidium (Pisces, Brotulidae) with two new species. Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft 22(1): 17-33
Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp.
Uiblein, F., Williams, A., Everett, B., Matiku, P. & Sithole, Y. 2020. Monomitopus vitiazi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T137575874A137580064. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T137575874A137580064.en. Accessed on 07 March 2023.
