Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the ...

356 STUTTGARTER BEITRÄGE ZUR NATURKUNDE A Neue Serie 4Glossanodon elongatus Kobyliansky, 1998. – T a x o n o m y :New record from New Caledonia; previously reported asGlossanodon sp. by RIVATON (1989: 147), and Glossanodonsp. A by RIVATON et al. (1990: 25). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC:1, [5], [7]; NZ: 22. Depth: 322–365 m. Marine species.OpisthoproctidaeOpisthoproctus grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911. – T a x o n o m y :First record from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 58)and RIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 194). – D i s t r i b u t i o n :NC: 4, [5], [7]. Depth: 0–775 m. Marine species.Opisthoproctus soleatus Vaillant, 1888. – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 58) andRIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 194). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC:[5], [7], 14. Depth: 300–800 m. Marine species.Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & Bonde, 1924). – T a x -o n o m y : First record from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al.(1990: 58) and RIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 194). – D i s t r i -b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7]. Depth: 0–775 m. Marine species.MicrostomatidaeNansenia pelagica Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984. – T a x o n o -my: New record from New Caledonia; previously reportedas Nansenia sp. B by RIVATON et al. (1990: 27) and RIVATON& BOURRET (1999: 194). IRDNC material. – D i s t r i b u -t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7], 8. Depth: 0–2000 m. Marine species.BathylagidaeBathylagus pacifi cus Gilbert, 1890. – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 27) andRIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 192). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC:[5], [7], 14. Depth: 0–430 m. Marine species.Bathylagus wesethi Bolin, 1939. – T a x o n o m y : First recordfrom New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 27) and RIVATON& BOURRET (1999: 192). IRDNC material. – D i s t r i b u -t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7]. Depth: 0–500 m. Marine species.PlatytroctidaePlatytroctes apus Günther, 1878. – T a x o n o m y : First recordfrom New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 68) and RIVATON& BOURRET (1999: 196). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7].Depth: 0–2000 m. Marine species.AlepocephalidaePhotostylus pycnopterus Beebe, 1933. – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 22) andRIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 196). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC:4, [5], [7]. Depth: 0–1000 m. Marine species.Xenodermichthys copei (Gill, 1884). – T a x o n o m y : Newrecord from New Caledonia; previously treated as Xenodermichthyssp. by RIVATON et al. (1990: 68) and RIVATON& BOURRET (1999: 196). IRDNC material. – D i s t r i b u -t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7], 8. Depth: 0–880 m. Marine species.Galaxiidae*Galaxias neocaledonicus Weber & Beaufort, 1913 – Galaxias.– T a x o n o m y : Originally described from New Caledonia(southern Grande Terre) by WEBER & BEAUFORT (1913: 173–174). AMNH, AMS, IRDNC, MNHN, SMNS and ZMA material.– D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: [5], [7], 9, 10. Depth: 0–5 m.Freshwater, transitional water and marine.GonostomatidaeCyclothone acclinidens Garman, 1899. – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 42).IRDNC material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7].Depth: 0–3500 m. Marine species.Cyclothone alba Brauer, 1906. – T a x o n o m y : First recordfrom New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 42) and RIVATON& BOURRET (1999: 198). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7].Depth: 0–800 m. Marine species.Cyclothone microdon (Günther, 1878). – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 42) andRIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 198). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC:4, [5], [7]; NZ: 20, 22. Depth: 0–2700 m. Marine species.Cyclothone pallida Brauer, 1902. – T a x o n o m y : First recordfrom New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 42) and RIVATON& BOURRET (1999: 198). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7];NZ: 23, 25. Depth: 0–1270 m. Marine species.Cyclothone parapallida Badcock, 1982. – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON & BOURRET (1999:198). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7]. Depth: 0–900 m.Marine species.Cyclothone pseudopallida Mukhacheva, 1964. – T a x o n o m y :First record from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990:42). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7]. Depth: 0–900 m.Marine species.Diplophos taenia Günther, 1873. – T a x o n o m y : First recordfrom New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 42) and RIVATON& BOURRET (1999: 200). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7],14; NZ: 23. Depth: 0–1080 m. Marine species.Gonostoma atlanticum Norman, 1930. – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 42) andRIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 200). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC:4, [5], [7]. Depth: 0–450 m. Marine species.Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878. – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 42) andRIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 200). IRDNC material. – D i s -t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7], 15; NZ: 23. Depth: 0–1050 m.Marine species.Margrethia obtusirostra Jespersen & Tåning, 1919. – T a x o n o -m y : First record from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990:42) and RIVATON & BOURRET (1999: 204). – D i s t r i b u t i o n :NC: 4, [5], [7], 15. Depth: 0–500 m. Marine species.Sigmops ebelingi (Grey, 1960). – T a x o n o m y : First recordfrom New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 42) and RIVATON& BOURRET (1999: 200). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5], [7].Depth: 300–580 m. Marine species.SternoptychidaeArgyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes,1850. – T a x o n o m y : First record from New Caledoniaby RIVATON et al. (1990: 73) and RIVATON & BOURRET(1999: 206). IRDNC material. – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4,[5], [7], 8; AU: 17. Depth: 150–500 m. Marine species.Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829. – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by RIVATON et al. (1990: 73) andKULBICKI et al. (1994: 11). – D i s t r i b u t i o n : NC: 4, [5],[7], [13], 14, [15]; AU: [17], [18]; NZ: [19], [20], [21], 22, 23,24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. Depth: 0–580 m. Marine species.Argyropelecus olfersii (Cuvier, 1829). – T a x o n o m y : Firstrecord from New Caledonia by FOURMANOIR (1971b: 111,