Dibrachichthys melanurus Pietsch, Johnson & Arnold 2009
Dibrachichthys melanurus. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
An uncommon anglerfish relative found on soft bottoms in northern Australia. The species is very similar to the Humpback Anglerfish, Tetrabrachium ocellatum which differs in having the pectoral-fin rays divided into two distinct sections.
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Dianne J. Bray, Dibrachichthys melanurus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2688
Dibrachichthys melanurus Pietsch, Johnson & Arnold 2009
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Distribution |
Known in Australian waters from SW of Dongara, WA (29°29'S) to E of Yeppoon, QLD (22°54'S). Elsewhere found in the Aru Islands, Indonesia and the Torres Strait, Papua New Guinea. |
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Etymology |
Dibrachichthys is from the Greek di, meaning 'two', brachion meaning 'arm' and ichthys meaning 'fish', in reference to the undivided pectoral fins. The specific name melanurus is from the Greek melanos, meaning black, and oura meaning 'tail', in reference to the black bar across the caudal-fin base. |
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Species Citation |
Dibrachichthys melanurus Pietsch, Johnson & Arnold, 2009, Copeia 2009(3): 483, Figs. 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A. Type locality: northeast of Ussher Point, Cape York Peninsula, QLD, 23 m, 11°06.9'S, 142°51.9'E. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Dibrachichthys melanurus Pietsch, Johnson & Arnold 2009
References
Pietsch, T.W., Johnson, J.W. & Arnold, R.J. 2009. A new genus and species of the shallow-water anglerfish family Tetrabrachiidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from Australia and Indonesia. Copeia 2009(3): 483-493.
