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Species in the family or subfamily Cyttidae: [ 6 ] records


australis, Capros Richardson [J.] 1843:170, Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. Holotype (unique): not found. Richardson specimens: BMNH 1848.3.18.167 (1). Comments on types: J. Mclaine, 1 Dec. 2015. •Valid as Cyttus australis (Richardson 1843) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:389 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:77 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:417 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Tyler et al. 2003:15 [ref. 26742], Paxton et al. 2006:788 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:436 [ref. 30620]). Current status: Valid as Cyttus australis (Richardson 1843). Cyttidae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Habitat: marine.

jacksoni, Cyttoides Smith [J. L. B.] 1947:795 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 13 (no. 108) (art. 77); ref. 4073] Off Algoa Bay, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 60-100 fathoms. Lectotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 437. Paralectotypes: (3). Lectotype selected by Heemstra 1980:7 [ref. 14195]. •Synonym of Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872 -- (Heemstra 1980:7 [ref. 14195], Heemstra 1986:436 [ref. 5660]). Current status: Synonym of Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872. Cyttidae. Habitat: marine.

mccullochi, Cyttus Whitley [G. P.] 1947:148, Fig. 3 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 2); ref. 4708] Off Eucla, Great Australian Bight, Australia, depth 190-320 fathoms. Holotype: AMS E.3320. Paratypes: AMS E.3314-19 (1 ea.), E.3321-24 (1 ea.). E.3592 (2), E.4564 (1), E.5519 (1), E.5709 (1). •Synonym of Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872 -- (Heemstra 1980:7 [ref. 14195], Trunov 1982:44 [ref. 8412] as macullochi, Paxton et al. 1989:389 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:788 [ref. 29077]). Current status: Synonym of Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872. Cyttidae. Habitat: marine.

novaezealandiae, Zeus Arthur [W.] 1885:163, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 17 (for 1884) (art. 16); ref. 14439] Off Otago Heads, New Zealand, depth 25 fathoms. Holotype: OM. Additional material: (2 or 3). Originally as novae-zealandiae. •Valid as Cyttus novaezealandiae (Arthur 1885) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:389 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:160 [ref. 24556], James & Inada in Amaoka et al. 1990:215 [ref. 16024] as novaezelandiae, Gomon et al. 1994:418 [ref. 22532], Tyler et al. 2003:15 [ref. 26742], Paxton et al. 2006:788 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:437 [ref. 30620], Bray 2015:1036 [ref. 34280]). Current status: Valid as Cyttus novaezealandiae (Arthur 1885). Cyttidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia and New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.

traversi, Cyttus Hutton [F. W.] 1872:19 [Fishes of New Zealand (Hutton); ref. 2287] Saltwater Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): presumed lost. Type catalog: Russell 1996:225 [ref. 22562]. •Valid as Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872 -- (Heemstra 1980:7 [ref. 14195], Trunov 1982:51 [ref. 8412], Heemstra 1986:436 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:389 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:160 [ref. 24556], James & Inada in Amaoka et al. 1990:216 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:419 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Tyler et al. 2003:15 [ref. 26742], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:138 [ref. 28072], Paxton et al. 2006:788 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:438 [ref. 30620], Bray 2015:1037 [ref. 34280], Heemstra 2016:2203 [ref. 34607], Heemstra 2022:416 [ref. 39720]). Current status: Valid as Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872. Cyttidae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal (but not South America). Habitat: marine.

ventralis, Cyttus Barnard [K. H.] & Davies [D. H.] 1947:790, Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 13 (no. 107) (art. 76) (for Nov. 1947); ref. 13118] Mouille Point, Cape Town, South Africa, southeastern Atlantic. Lectotype: SAM 19859. Paralectotypes: (1, missing). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:38 [ref. 19022]. Lectotype selected by Heemstra 1980:7 [ref. 14195]. •Synonym of Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872 -- (Heemstra 1980:7 [ref. 14195], Heemstra 1986:436 [ref. 5660]). Current status: Synonym of Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872. Cyttidae. Habitat: marine.


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