Species Alabes parvula (McCulloch, 1909)
Pygmy Shore Eel, Eel Clingfish, Pygmy Shore-eel
Compiler and date details
27 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Cheilobranchus parvulus McCulloch, A.R. 1909. Studies in Australian fishes, No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 7(4): 315-321 fig. 18 pls 90-91 [316, fig. 18] [derivation is believed to be from the Latin adjective parvulus = very small, alluding to the small size of the fish, rather than the noun = small child].
Type data:
Lectotype AM I.9954, Freshwater Bay, Manly, Sydney, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) AM I.9955; AM I.9266; AM I.18471–001.Subsequent designation references:
Springer, V.G. & Fraser, T.H. 1976. Synonymy of the fish families Cheilobranchidae (=Alabetidae) and Gobiesocidae, with descriptions of two new species of Alabes. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 234: 1-23 figs 1-14 [20].
Generic Combinations
- Alabes parvula (McCulloch, 1909). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [62] (changed combination cited, as Alabes parvulus)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Alabes parvulus McCulloch, 1909 [alternate spelling of species name]. —
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
Introduction
This species was previously thought to be distributed to Western Australia and Norfolk Island. These records are now recognised as representing Alabes occidentalis in WA and Alabes springeri from Norfolk Island.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Point Cartwright (26°41'S), QLD to Flinders Island (134°22'E), SA and throughout coastal TAS, some records from SA may be based on Alabes occidentalis; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, rock reef.
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 305-324, figs 269-289 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [314] (in part, includes WA and Norfolk Island in distribution which represent records of A. occidentalis and A. springeri respectively)
Hutchins, J.B. 2008. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 722-741 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [731]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [62]
Springer, V.G. & Fraser, T.H. 1976. Synonymy of the fish families Cheilobranchidae (=Alabetidae) and Gobiesocidae, with descriptions of two new species of Alabes. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 234: 1-23 figs 1-14 [19] (in part, include WA and Norfolk Island in distribution which represent records of A. occidentalis and A. springeri respectively)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [36] (333)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2264] (Eel Clingfish)
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 305-324, figs 269-289 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [314] (Pygmy Shore-eel)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [477] (Pygmy Shore Eel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pygmy Shore Eel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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09-Oct-2013 | GOBIESOCOIDEI | 09-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |