Species Ambassis interrupta Bleeker, 1852
Longspine Glassfish, Long-spined Glassfish, Northern Perchlet, Sailfin Perchlet
- Ambassis interrupta Bleeker, P. 1852. Nieuwe bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ceram. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 3: 689-714 [696].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 5560, Sulawesi, Indonesia. - Ambassis elevatus Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 1. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 5(3): 302-444 [333].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.16314–001, Endeavour River, QLD. - Ambassis dalyensis Rendahl, H. 1922. A contribution to the ichthyology of north-west Australia. Meddelelser fra det Zoologiske Museum. Kristiania 5: 163-197 figs 1-6 [187].
Type data:
Holotype UZMO J2145, Daly River, NT.
Paratype(s) UZMO J5233.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [196-197]
- Allen, G.R. & Burgess, W.E. 1990. A review of the glass-fishes (Ambassidae) of Australia and New Guinea. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 34: 139-206 [165]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Fitzroy River, WA (17º29´S) to Townsville, QLD (19º16´S); tropical, west Pacific.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- 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. [354]
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater, mangrove.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Burgess, W.E. 1990. A review of the glass-fishes (Ambassidae) of Australia and New Guinea. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 34: 139-206 [165]
Anderson, M.E. & Heemstra, P.C. 2003. Review of the glassfishes (Perciformes: Ambassidae) of the western Indian Ocean. Cybium 27(3): 199-209 [204]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [196] (as Ambassis elevatus; as Ambassis dalyensis)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [98] (Sailfin Perchlet)
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [188] (Long-spined Glassfish)
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [205] (Northern Perchlet)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Longspine Glassfish)
History of changes
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14-Nov-2012 | 14-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |