Species Zanclorhynchus spinifer Günther, 1880
Antarctic Horsefish (FAO), Spiny Horsefish
- Zanclorhynchus spinifer Günther, A. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S Challenger, in the years 1872–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 1-82 pls 1-32 [15, pl. 8 (fig. A)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1879.5.14.197, Kerguelen Island.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Ocean (Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard, and Macquarie islands and the Kara-Dag Seamount north-east of the Prince Edward Islands); temperate
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24)
Other Regions
Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic.
Extra Ecological Information
5 - 400 m
General References
Andriashev, A.P. 1993. On the quadrupedal mode of locomotion of the Kerguelen congiopodid fish Zanchlorhynchus spinifer (Scorpaeniformes, Congiopodidae. Zoological Journal Moscow 72(9): 130-136 [in Russian, with English summary]
Duhamel, G., Gasco, N. & Davaine, P. 2005. Poissons des îles Kerguelen et Crozet. Patrimoines naturels (M.N.H.N./S.P.N.) 63: 1-419 [294]
Heemstra, P.C. & Duhamel, G. 1990. Congiopodidae. pp. 229-230 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. [229]
Common Name References
Heemstra, P.C. & Duhamel, G. 1990. Congiopodidae. pp. 229-230 in Gon, O. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Fishes of the Southern Ocean. Grahamstown : J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 462 pp. (Spiny Horsefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORPAENIFORMES | 29-Mar-2015 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |