Species Atractoscion aequidens (Cuvier, 1830)
Teraglin, Geelbeck Croaker, Jew, Teraglin-jew, Trag
- Otolithus aequidens Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 5 499 pp. pls 100-140. [66].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.5586 dry, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; MNHP A.8154 dry (probably destroyed), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. - Otolithus atelodus Günther, A. 1867. Additions to the knowledge of Australian reptiles and fishes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 20(8): 45-68 [60].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1866.6.19.9, Australia. - Otolithus teraglin Macleay, W.J. 1880. On two hitherto undescribed fishes well-known in the Sydney market. (Otolithus teraglin, Synaptura nigra). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 5(1): 48-49 [48].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.9773, Sydney market, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [283]
Generic Combinations
- Atractoscion aequidens (Cuvier, 1830). —
Gill, T.N. 1862. Notes on the sciaenoids of California. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(1): 16-18 [18] (changed combination as type of genus Atractoscion) - Zeluco atelodus (Günther, 1867). —
Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [317] (as type of genus Zaluco) - Atractoscion atelodus (Günther, 1867). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [221]
Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [73]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Double Island Point, QLD (25°26'S) to Long Bay, Sydney, NSW (33º51'E); subtropical, disjunct (Angola, west Africa and South Africa to Gulf of Aden).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- 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) [321]
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, continental shelf, marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
To 200 m.
General References
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [440]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [221] (as Atractoscion atelodus)
Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [73] (as A. atelodus)
Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [85]
Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3130]
Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [283]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1199, as Zeluco atelodus)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [402] (Teraglin-jew)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [199] (Australian Marketing Name) (Teraglin)
Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3129] (FAO) (Geelbeck Croaker)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Teraglin)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 17-Dec-2012 | 17-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |