Abstract

The present paper was suggested by the occurrence on the coast of New South Wales of a specimen of Schedophilus maculatus, this being the first record for the genus from Australian waters, and the time has been deemed opportune to review the history, such as it is, of the various species, the more especially that these pelagic forms are liable to occur at any time upon any part of the Australian coast, and, where so little is known of them, it is advisable that no opportunity should be lost of recording any fresh facts in connection with their distribution and mode of life.

The genus Schedophilus was originally placed by Günther among the Coryphaenina, at that time considered to be a Group of the Scombridae, but subsequently accorded family rank.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
Ogilby, 1893, Rec. Aust. Mus. 2(5): 65–73
Author
J. Douglas Ogilby
Year
1893
Title
Review of the genus Schedophilus, Cocco, and its allies
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
2
Issue
5
Start Page
65
End Page
73
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.2.1893.1196
Language
en
Date Published
30 September 1893
Cover Date
30 September 1893
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Digitized
11 September 2009
Reference Number
1196
EndNote
1196.enw
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