Species Atherinason hepsetoides (Richardson, 1843)

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• Atherina hepsetoides Richardson, J. 1843. Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 11(69): 169-182 [178].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH (lost), Port Arthur, TAS.
• Atherina dannevigi McCulloch, A.R. 1911. Report on the fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Part 1. Zoological (Biological) Results. Endeavour 1(1): 1-87 figs 1-20 pls 1-16 [31, pl. 16(2)].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM E.1052, Oyster Bay, TAS.
  Paratype(s) AM E.3070; AM I.10417; AM I.13460; AM I.15268.
• Atherinason dannevigi verae Whitley, G.P. 1951. Studies in Ichthyology No. 15. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 389-408 figs 1-14 [394].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) AM IA.3247, Watson's Bay, Port Jackson, NSW.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Ivantsoff, W. 1978. Taxonomic and systematic review of the Australian fish species of the family Atherinidae with references to related species of the Old World. Unpublished PhD Thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney 701 pp. 118 figs. [411]
• Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [355]

 

Generic Combinations

• Atherinason dannevigi dannevigi (McCulloch, 1911). —
  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] [103] (701, changed combination)
• Atherinason hepsetoides (Richardson, 1843). —
  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] [103] (703, changed combination cited)
• Taeniomembras hepsetoides (Richardson, 1843). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (601, changed combination cited)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Sydney Harbour, NSW (33º51´S) to Ceduna, SA (133º41´E) and TAS; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), 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)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

 

General References

Ivantsoff, W. 1994. Families Atherinidae, Isonidae. pp. 375-383 figs 336-342 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. [376]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [67]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [107] (as Atherina hepsetoides, and p. 108 as Atherina dannevigi)

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] [103] (703, and 701 as Atherinason dannevigi dannevigi, and 702 as Atherinason dannevigi verae)

Raadik, T.A. 2008. Family Atherinidae. pp. 395-400 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [396]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (601 as Taeniomembras hepsetoides, 614 as Atherinason dannevigi and 615 as Atherinason dannevigi verae)

 

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [376] (Dannevig's Hardyhead, Deepwater Hardyhead, Richardson's Hardyhead, Vera's Hardyhead)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [67] (Small-scale Hardyhead)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smallscale Hardyhead)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Jul-2014	ATHERINIFORMES	27-Mar-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)