Smallscale Slickhead, Alepocephalus australis Barnard 1923
Other Names: Bigscaled Brown Slickhead, Small Scaled Brown Slickhead, Southern Atlantic Smooth-head
A Smallscale Slickhead, Alepocephalus australis, from seamounts in the Tasman Sea north of New Zealand. Source: Robin McPhee & Mark McGrouther / NORFANZ Founding Parties. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A large purplish-pink to greyish-pink slickhead with a black head and black scale edges.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2024, Alepocephalus australis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 05 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4558
Smallscale Slickhead, Alepocephalus australis Barnard 1923
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Distribution |
Coral Sea off Cape York, Queensland, around southern Australia to west of Bunbury, Western Australia; also the Lord Howe Province and the Norfolk Ridge, south of Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species is widespread in the Southern Hemisphere, except the eastern Pacific. Benthopelagic on the continental slope. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 16–18; Anal fin 17–19; Caudal fin 19; Pectoral fin 8–10; Pelvic fin 7–8; Lateral-line scales 47–56; Gill rakers, lower limb 16–19. Body depth about 18% SL; head length about 31% SL, dorsal profile weakly convex; snout about 25–26% HL; upper jaw to below middle of eye; eye diameter about 24% HL. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin australis (= southern), in reference to the type locality of South Africa in the Southern Hemisphere. |
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Species Citation |
Alepocephalus australis Barnard, Annals of the South African Museum 13(8): 440. Type locality: off Cape Point, South Africa, 630 fathoms. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2024 |
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Resources |
Smallscale Slickhead, Alepocephalus australis Barnard 1923
References
Amaoka, K. , K. Matsuura, T. Inada, M. Takeda, H. Hatanaka & K. Okada (eds). 1990. Fishes collected by the R/V Shinkai Maru around New Zealand. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center. pp. 1-410.
Barnard, K.H. 1923. Diagnoses of new species of marine fishes from South African waters. Annals of the South African Museum 13(8): 439-444.
Flynn, A.J. & Pogonoski, J.J. 2012. Guide to Mesopelagic Fishes of the Southern Tasman Sea. Hobart, Australia : CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research i-v + 221 pp.
Sazonov, Y.I. & Markle, D.F. 1999. Family Alepocephalidae. pp. 1888-1893 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
Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R. 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20–35º). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 135-155.
Williams, A. & Sazonov, Y.I. 2008. Family Alepocephalidae and Platytroctidae. pp. 201-210 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Williams, A. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Family Alepocephalidae. pp. 354-376 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576.
