Species Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier, 1828
Barehead Glassfish, Bare-headed Perchlet
- Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1828. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 2 xxi, 2 + 490 pp., pls 9-40. [181].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP A.9335, Malabar coast, Kerala State, India.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP 2002-1291.Subsequent designation references:
Anderson, M.E. & Heemstra, P.C. 2003. Review of the glassfishes (Perciformes: Ambassidae) of the western Indian Ocean. Cybium 27(3): 199-209 [203].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Priopidichthys gymnocephalus Lacépède, 1802 [misidentification; name now regarded as a nomen dubium]. —
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] [150] (926) - Priopis gymnocephalus (Lacepede), 1802 [misidentification]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [197] (considered dussumieri as a junior synonym)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [44]
Introduction
Anderson & Heemstra (2003) regarded Ambassis gymnocephalus as a nomen dubium and it is likely that Australian records of that species were based on Ambassis dussumieri.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known in Australia only from the mouth of the Daintree River, QLD (16º17´S), but probably widespread in the north; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, mangrove.
General References
Anderson, M.E. & Heemstra, P.C. 2003. Review of the glassfishes (Perciformes: Ambassidae) of the western Indian Ocean. Cybium 27(3): 199-209 [202]
Common Name References
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] [150] (Bare-headed Perchlet)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Barehead Glassfish)
History of changes
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| 14-Nov-2012 | 14-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |