Species Atherion elymus Jordan & Starks, 1901

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External Links

• Atherion elymus Jordan, D.S. & Starks, E.C. 1901. A review of the atherine fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24(1250): 199-206 figs 1-4 [203, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Holotype CAS(SU) 6528, Misaki, Sagami, Japan.
  Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 6711; USNM 49812.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Atherion maccullochi Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 [a 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] [103] (704)
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (628)

 

Introduction

Frequently misidentified in Australia as Atherion maccullochi, which is restricted to Lord Howe Island.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Holbourne Island (19º44´S) and Low Island (20º09´S), QLD, also Christmas Island; tropical, west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, pelagic.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [56]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [160]

Ivantsoff, W. & Crowley, L.E.L.M. 1999. Atherinidae. pp. 2113-2139 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2118]

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] (704 as Atherion maccullochi, in part)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (628, as Atherion maccullochi, in part)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1979. The Fishes of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Aust. Natl. Parks Wldlf. Ser. Spec. Publ. 2. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 81 pp. 15 pls. [29] (Pickleface Silverside)

Ivantsoff, W. & Crowley, L.E.L.M. 1999. Atherinidae. pp. 2113-2139 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2118] (FAO) (Bearded Silverside)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Jul-2014	ATHERINIFORMES	01-Apr-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)