Shortsnout Cucumberfish, Paraulopus brevirostris (Fourmanoir 1981)


Summary:
A cucumberfish with no dark markings on the dorsal and caudal fins.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Paraulopus brevirostris in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4351

Shortsnout Cucumberfish, Paraulopus brevirostris (Fourmanoir 1981)

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Distribution

SE of Vulcan Shoal, Timor Sea (12°50´S) to north of Bathurst Island, Arafura Sea, NT (130°10´E) and Coral Sea off QLD (17°21´S - 17°41´S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.

Features

Dorsal fin 11; Anal fin 8-9; Pectoral fin 12-14; Gill rakers 16-19; Vertebrae 42-43.
Pectoral fin short, not reaching posteriorly to posterior end of dorsal fin base; pelvic fin very long, length 24.6-30.9% of SL.

Etymology

The specific name brevirostris is from the Latin brevis (= short) and rostris (= snout), in reference to the short blunt snout of this species.

Species Citation

Chlorophthalmus brevirostris Fourmanoir 1981, Mémoires de l'ORSTOM (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) 91(3): 87, fig. 2. Type locality: Philippines.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2020

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Shortsnout Cucumberfish, Paraulopus brevirostris (Fourmanoir 1981)

References


Fourmanoir, P. 1981. Résultats des Campagnes Musorstom. 1. Philippines (18-28 mars 1976). Poissons (première liste). Mémoires. Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer. Paris 91: 85-102 

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. (as Chlorophthalmus sp. 1)

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293

Last, P.R., Pogonoski, J.J., Gledhill, D.C. White, W.T. & Walker, C.J. 2014. The deepwater demersal ichthyofauna of the western Coral Sea. Zootaxa 3887 (2): 191–224 (as Paraulopus cf. brevirostris, considered Coral Sea population to be endemic species)

Paxton, J.R. & Niem, V.H. 1999. Families Aulopidae, Chlorophthalmidae, Ipnopidae, Scopelarchidae, Notosudidae. pp. 1919-1927 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. (as Chlorophthalmus albimaculatus)

Russell, B., Holleman, W., Fennessy, S. & Maunde, C. 2020. Paraulopus brevirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T123334430A123335011. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123334430A123335011.en. Downloaded on 19 October 2020.

Sato, T. & Nakabo, T. 2002. Paraulopidae and Paraulopus, a new family and genus of aulopiform fishes with revised relationships within the order. Ichthyological Research 49(1): 25-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s102280200004 (as Chlorophthalmus albimaculatus)  

Sato, T. & Nakabo, T. 2002. Two new species of Paraulopus (Osteichthyes: Aulopiformes) from New Zealand and eastern Australia, and comparisons with P. nigripinnis. Species Diversity 7: 393-404   

Sato, T. & Nakabo, T. 2003. A revision of the Paraulopus oblongus group (Aulopiformes: Paraulopidae) with description of a new species. Ichthyological Research 50(2): 164-177 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-002-0156-0

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37120017

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:187-302 m

Habitat:Continental Shelf & upper Slope

Max Size:13 cm SL

Species Maps

CAAB distribution map