Species Pingalla midgleyi Allen & Merrick, 1984
Midgley's Grunter, Black Blotch Anal Fin Grunter
- Pingalla midgleyi Allen, G.R. & Merrick, J.R. 1984. A new species of freshwater grunter (Pisces : Terapontidae) from northern Australia. The Beagle. Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 1(8): 75-80 figs 1-3 [76].
Type data:
Holotype NTM S.10795–001, Katherine River, NT.
Paratype(s) AMNH 35638-39; AMNH 35640; AM I.16859-018; NTM S.1239-001; NTM S.1249-1254; WAM P.26702-002; WAM P.27050-001; WAM P.27051-002.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pingalla gilberti Whitley, 1955 [misidentification of NT specimens only]. —
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 [311]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
East Alligator (133º08´E) and South Alligator (132º29'E) rivers, and upper reaches of the Katherine River (14º15'S), NT; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK)
Distribution References
- 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 [161]
- Pusey, B.J., Burrows, D.W., Kennard, M.J., Perna, C.N., Unmack. P.J., Allsop, Q. & Hammer, M.P. 2017. Freshwater fishes of northern Australia. Zootaxa 4253(1): 1-104 [61]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, omnivore.
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. [1339]
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]
Common Name References
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [134] (as undescribed species) (Black Blotch Anal Fin Grunter)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [241] (Midgley's Grunter)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Midgley's Grunter)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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03-Sep-2018 | TERAPONTIDAE | 20-Apr-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
05-Dec-2012 | 05-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |