Sympterichthys

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Sympterichthys
Sympterichthys unipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Brachionichthyidae
Genus: Sympterichthys
Gill, 1878
Type species
Lophius laevis
Species

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Sympterichthys is a genus of marine

Brachionichthyidae, the handfishes. These fishes are endemic
to Australia.

Taxonomy

Sympterichthys was first proposed as a genus in 1878 by the American

Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes.[3]

Etymology

Sympterichthys is a combination of symphysis, meaning "grown together", with ichthys, meaning "fish". This is a reference to the first dorsal fin spine being connected to the second by a membrane and to the third spine being connected to the second, soft-rayed dorsal fin, by an incised membrane.[4]

Species

Sympterichthys has the following two species classified within it:[5]

Characteristics

Sympterichthys handfishes are characterised within the handfish family by having their skin covered in small embedded scales with flat, single pointed or two pointed small spines that grow out from the rear margin of the scale bases. They do not have any warts or dermal appendages on their skin.

standard length of 4.4 cm (1.7 in) and 4.5 cm (1.8 in).[5]

Distribution

Sympterichthys habdfishes are, like all the handfishes, endemic to Australia. The type species, S. unipennis, is known only from its holotype which was collected from the Australian Sea ("Mer de l'Australie"), thought to be Tasmania.[9] S. moultoni is found off southeastern Australia, as far north as off Cape Howe in New South Wales and south to the Bass Strait off northern Tasmania.[8]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Brachionichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sympterichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf (14 November 2022). "Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 1): Families LOPHIIDAE, ANTENNARIIDAE, TETRABRACHIIDAE, LOPHICHTHYIDAE, BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE, CHAUNACIDAE and OGCOCEPHALIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Sympterichthys in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  6. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123423283A123424374.en
    . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ^ Bray, D.J. (2020). "Sympterichthys". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b Last, P.R.; Gledhill, D.C. (2009). "A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2252: 1–77.
  9. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T123423283A207621852.en
    . Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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