Species Hexanematichthys mastersi (Ogilby, 1898)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Arius mastersi Ogilby, J.D. 1898. New genera and species of fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(1): 32-41 [34].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.25690–001 (ex. MMUS F. 153), Port Darwin, NT.
• Tachysurus (Pararius) godfreyi Whitley, G.P. 1941. Ichthyological notes and illustrations. The Australian Zoologist 10(1): 1-50 figs 1-32 pls 1-2 [11, fig. 8(3-4)].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I. 5270, Port Darwin, NT.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Taylor, W.R. 1964. Fishes of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 4: 44-307 figs 1-68 [78]
• Ferraris, C.J. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [Date published 8 March 2007] [45]

 

Generic Combinations

• Netuma godfreyi (Whitley, 1941). —
  Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [278]
• Pararius godfreyi (Whitley, 1941) [Pararius was originally a subgenus of Tachysurus]. —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp. [316]
• Netuma mastersi (Ogilby, 1898). —
  Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [277]
• Sciades mastersi (Ogilby, 1898). —
  Marceniuk, A.P. & Menezes, N.A. 2007. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa 1416: 1-126 [Date published 8 March 2007] [108]
• Tachysurus mastersi (Ogilby, 1898). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [59]
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp. [315, 318]
• Hexanematichthys mastersi (Ogilby, 1898).

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Pararius berneyi Whitley, 1941. —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp. [315] (in part)

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Beagle Gulf, NT (130⁰39'E), to off Cape York, QLD (141⁰53'E); tropical, New Guinea.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N Gulf, N coast, N coastal
  • Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria
  • Western Australia: N coast, N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, estuary, inshore, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

1-15m

 

General References

Burgess, W.E. 1989. An Atlas of Freshwater and Marine Catfishes — a preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. Neptune City, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 783 pp. [169] (as Arius mastersi)

Ferraris, C.J. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [Date published 8 March 2007] [45]

Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Ariidae. pp. 350-356 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [354]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [21] (as Arius mastersi)

Kailola, P.J. 1999. Family Ariidae. pp. 1827-1879 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1856] (as Arius mastersi)

Kailola, P.J. 2004. A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 87-166 [137]

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [348] (as Arius mastersi)

Marceniuk, A.P. & Menezes, N.A. 2007. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa 1416: 1-126 [Date published 8 March 2007] [108] (as Sciades mastersi)

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [59] (as Tachysurus mastersi)

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [39] (277 as Netuma mastersi, 278 as Netuma godfreyi)

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [220] (as Arius mastersi)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [36] (315, 318 as Tachysurus mastersi, p. 316 as Pararius godfreyi and p. 315 as Pararius berneyi, in part)

 

Common Name References

Kailola, P.J. 1999. Family Ariidae. pp. 1827-1879 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1856] (Masters' Catfish)

Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [39] (Masters' Catfish, Godfrey's Catfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Masters' Catfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
12-Sep-2013	SILURIFORMES	12-Sep-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED