Scopelarchoides kreffti (Actinopterygii: Aulopiformes: Scopelarchidae) from off Tasmania, Australia: First Records from Outside the South Atlantic Ocean

Three specimens (146.9–190.2 mm standard length) of the scopelarchid Scopelarchoides kreffti Johnson, 1972, previously known only from the type series from the South Atlantic, are documented from off Tasmania, Australia (600–820 m depth). The smallest specimen represents the southernmost record (44°...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Species Diversity
Main Authors: MOTOMURA Hiroyuki, LAST Peter R., YEARSLEY Gordon K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 日本動物分類学会 2007
Subjects:
Teleostei
Aulopiformes
Scopelarchidae
Scopelarchoides kreffti
new record
Australia
Subtropical Convergence
487
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10232/21743
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Summary:Three specimens (146.9–190.2 mm standard length) of the scopelarchid Scopelarchoides kreffti Johnson, 1972, previously known only from the type series from the South Atlantic, are documented from off Tasmania, Australia (600–820 m depth). The smallest specimen represents the southernmost record (44°16 S) of the species. This range extension of approximately 10,000 km indicates that S. kreffti is widely distributed along the Subtropical Convergence. A photograph and the first description of the coloration of S. kreffti are presented.

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