Species Bidyanus welchi (McCulloch & Waite, 1917)
Welch's Grunter, Black Bream, Silver Bream
- Therapon welchi McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1917. Results of the South Australian Museum expedition to Strzelecki and Coopers Creeks; Pisces. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 41: 472-475 figs 1-2 [472].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA F.606, Coopers Creek, near Innamincka, SA.
Generic Combinations
- Bidyanus welchi (McCulloch & Waite, 1917). —
Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [300-301] (changed combination) - Hephaestus welchi (McCulloch & Waite, 1917). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp. [75]
Scott, T.D., Glover, C.J.M. & Southcott, R.V. 1974. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 392 pp. figs. [243]
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [56]
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
Qld, SA: Channel Country (CHC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML)
Distribution References
- Hammer, M.P. & Walker, K.F. 2004. A catalogue of South Australian freshwater fishes, including new records, range extensions and translocations. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 128(2): 85-97 [89]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [159]
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, freshwater.
General References
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]
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)
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]
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)
Common Name References
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [56] (Silver Bream)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [232] (Welch's Grunter, Black Bream)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Welch's Grunter)
History of changes
| 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 |