Species Ammodytoides vagus (McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
Sandlance, Sand Lance
- Bleekeria vaga McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1916. Additions to the fish fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 5. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 40: 437-451 pls 40-43 [447, pl. 43(1)] [derivaqtion is apparently from the Latin adjective vagus = wandering].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.9274, Lord Howe Island [31°33'S, 159°05'E].
Generic Combinations
- Ammodytoides vagus ((McCulloch & Waite), 1916). —
Duncker, G. & Mohr, E. 1939. Revision der Ammodytidae. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 24(1): 8-31 [23] (changed combination with description of genus Ammodytoides)
Ida, H., Sirimontaporn, P. & Monkolprasit, S. 1994. Comparative morphology of the fishes of the family Ammodytidae, with a description of two new genera and two new species. Zoological Studies 33(4): 251-277 figs 1-14 [258]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cape York, QLD (10°12'S) to Shellharbour, NSW (34°35'S), also Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea; subtropical, south-west Pacific.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 0-10 m.
General References
Collette, B.B. & Randall, J.E. 2000. Ammodytoides leptus, a new species of sand lance (Teleostei: Ammodytidae) from Pitcairn Island. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113: 397-400 [399]
Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [166]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Ammodytidae. pp. 1507-1508 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. [1508]
Ida, H., Sirimontaporn, P. & Monkolprasit, S. 1994. Comparative morphology of the fishes of the family Ammodytidae, with a description of two new genera and two new species. Zoological Studies 33(4): 251-277 figs 1-14 [258]
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [747] (as vaga)
Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [328]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [329] (as Bleekeria vaga)
Randall, J.E., Ida, H. & Earle, J.L. 1994. Ammodytoides pylei, a new species of sand lance (Ammodytidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science 48(1): 80-89 [85]
Randall, J.E.& Heemstra, P.C. 2008. Ammodytoides xanthops, a new species of sandlance (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from Mozambique. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 9: 21-25 [23]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [52] (1803, as Ammodytoides vagus)
Common Name References
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [323] (Sand Lance)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Sandlance)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 20-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 22-Sep-2011 | 22-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |