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Species Bidyanus welchi (McCulloch & Waite, 1917)

Welch's Grunter, Black Bream, Silver Bream

Distribution

States

Queensland, South Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Internal drainage systems of central Australia including Barcoo River (145º08´E), Diamantina River (139º21´E) and Georgina River (138º15´E), QLD and Lake Eyre drainage, SA (137º00´E), but not recorded from the Northern Territory, although found near the NT and often recorded from there; tropical, temperate.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld, SA: Channel Country (CHC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Carnivorous, freshwater.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [154]

Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 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. [1333]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [218]

Davis, A.M., Unmack, P.J., Pusey, B.J., Pearson, R.G. & Morgan, D.L. 2013. Ontogenetic development of intestinal length and relationships to diet in an Australasian fish family (Terapontidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 53, 16 pp.

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [163] (as Therapon welchi and p 161, in part, as Therapon bidyanus)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [232]

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. [532]

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]

Wager, R. & Unmack, P.J. 2000. Fishes of the Lake Eyre Catchment of Central Australia. Brisbane : Department of Primary Industries and Queensland Fisheries Service 88 pp. [47]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [42] (897, as Hephaestus welchi)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
03-Sep-2018 TERAPONTIDAE 01-May-2018 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
05-Dec-2012 05-Dec-2012 MODIFIED
30-Mar-2010 MODIFIED