Species Ambassis marianus Günther, 1880
Estuary Glassfish, Estuary Perchlet, Glass Perch, Mary Perchlet, Ramsay's Glassfish, Ramsay's Perchlet, Yellow Perchlet
- Ambassis marianus Günther, A. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S Challenger, in the years 1872–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 1-82 pls 1-32 [32].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1879.5.14.167–72, Mary River, QLD. - Pseudoambassis ramsayi 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 [340].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.16316–001, Port Jackson, NSW. - Pseudambassis convexus De Vis, C.W. 1884. New Australian fishes in the Queensland Museum. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(2): 389-400 [394].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.85, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [173]
Generic Combinations
- Ambassis convexus (De Vis, 1884). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [196] - Priopis marianus (Günther, 1880). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [198] - Priopidichthys marianus (Günther, 1880). —
Whitley, G.P. 1935. Fishes from Princess Charlotte Bay, North Queensland. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 5(3): 345-365 figs 1-11 [364] - Priopis ramsayi (Macleay, 1881). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [197]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Priopidichthys dussumieri (Cuvier, 1828) [misidentification]. —
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] (Queensland material only) - Austrochanda macleayi (Castelnau, 1878) [misidentification in part; regarded Pseudoambassis ramsayi and Pseudoambassis convexus as junior synonyms]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1935. Fishes from Princess Charlotte Bay, North Queensland. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 5(3): 345-365 figs 1-11 [357]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Maryborough, QLD (25º32´S) to Gippsland Lakes, VIC; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater, mangrove.
Extra Ecological Information
Predominently estuarine and marine embayments with seagrasses, only rarely in freshwater in tidal parts of rivers
General References
Allen, G.R. 1996. Family Chandidae. pp. 146-149 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [148]
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 [173]
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [218] (as Priopidichthys marianus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [196-198] (as Ambassis convexus, as Priopis ramsayi, as Priopis marianus)
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] (924, as Priopidichthys marianus, 927 as A. dussumieri, in part)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [44] (1075)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [188] (Estuary Perchlet)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [218] (Yellow Perchlet)
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [205] (Glass Perch)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [149] (Ramsay's Glassfish)
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] (Ramsay's Perchlet)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Estuary Glassfish)
Whitley, G.P. 1956. List of native freshwater fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 39-47 [41] (Mary Perchlet)
History of changes
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