Family CLUPEIDAE

CAAB: 37085000

Herrings, Menhadens, Pilchards, Sardines, Shads, Sprats

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John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates, Dianne J. Bray & Douglass F. Hoese

Introduction

The Clupeidae include about 188 species in 57 genera worldwide (Nelson 2006). In Australian waters, 29 species in 13 genera have been recorded.

Sardines and their relatives live mostly in surface marine waters, usually near the coast. Some species are estuarine and a few, like the Australian species of Nematalosa, are freshwater. All eat plankton and most form large schools, which in some areas of the world, provide the basis for extensive fisheries. Relatively small numbers of freshly caught fish are marketed in Australia. Clupeids have a relatively small mouth with the jaw not extending behind the level of the eye, teeth usually small or absent and abdominal scutes usually present. Maximum standard length is about 60 cm, but most species are much smaller.

The sardines, pilchards, herrings and sprats were reviewed by Whitehead (1985). Other works include a revision of Russian species by Svetovidov (1952), keys to Indo-Pacific genera by Whitehead et al. (1966), a review of Indian species by Whitehead (1973), and a revision of the subfamily Dorosomatinae including Nematalosa by Nelson & Rothman (1973). Wongratana (1983) described a number of new Indo-Pacific species and Whitehead & Bauchot (1986) described the types in Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHP). Munroe et al. (1999) treated many tropical species from Australia. Nelson (1970) considered family relationships, and some authors raise a number of the seven or eight subfamilies to familial status.

Wongratana and Whitehead identified most of the specimens in the Australian Museum and the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory collections up to 1983, provided unpublished information, and kindly improved the draft of this family account.

General References

Nelson, G.J. 1970. The hypobranchial apparatus of teleostean fishes of the families Engraulidae and Chirocentridae. American Museum Novitates 2410: 1-30 figs 1-11

Nelson, G.J. & Rothman, M.N. 1973. The species of gizzard shads (Dorosomatinae) with particular reference to the Indo-Pacific region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 150(2): 133-206 figs 1-13

Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.

Svetovidov, A.N. 1952. Fauna of U.S.S.R. Fishes. (Clupeidae). Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R ns 48 2(1): 1-331 figs 1-54 pls 1-53 [in Russian]

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1973. A synopsis of the clupeoid fishes of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 14(1): 160-256 figs 1-68 [1972]

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. pp. 1-303

Whitehead, P.J.P., Boeseman, M. & Wheeler, A.C. 1966. The types of Bleeker's Indo-Pacific elopoid and clupeoid fishes. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 84: 1-159 pls 1-19

Whitehead, P.J.P. & Bauchot, M.L. 1985. Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle, (Suite) Ordre des Clupéiforms (Familles des Clupeidae, Engraulididae et Denticipitidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 7(4 Suppl.): 1-77

Wongratana, T. 1983. Diagnoses of 24 new species and proposal of a new name for a species of Indo-Pacific clupeoid fishes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 29(4): 385-407 figs 1-25

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [64] (Herrings)

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Genus Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849

Amblygaster Bleeker, P. 1849. A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Celebes. Journal of the Indian Archipelago & Eastern Asia 3: 65-74 [73].
Type species:
Amblygaster clupeoides Bleeker, 1849 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.

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Species Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes, 1847)

CAAB: 37085020

Smoothbelly Sardine, Blue Sardine, Blue Sprat, Bluebait, Sardine, Smooth-belly Sardine, Smoothbelly Sardinella

Sardinella leiogaster Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 20 472 pp. pls 591-606. [270].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 3742, Indian Ocean.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

South Muiron Island, WA (21º40´S); tropical, Indo-west pacific.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
- Western Australia: NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1967. The clupeoid fishes described by Lacépède, Cuvier & Valenciennes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 2: 1-180 figs 1-15 pls 1-11 [68]

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50] (Smooth-belly Sardine)

Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [250] (Blue Sardine, Blue Sprat, Bluebait, Sardine)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smoothbelly Sardine)

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Species Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792)

CAAB: 37085006

Spotted Sardine, Northern Pilchard, Spotted Sardinella

Clupea herangus sirm Walbaum, J.J. 1792. Petri Artedi renovati. Part 3. Petri Artedi sueci genera Piscium in quibus systema totum ichthyologiae. Grypeswaldiae 723 pp. 3 pls. [38] [as Clupea harengus var. sirm].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Red Sea.
Sardinops dakini Whitley, G.P. 1937. Further ichthyological miscellanea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 11(2): 113-148 figs 11-13 [114].
Type data:

Syntype(s) QM I.5309, Thursday Island, N QLD; QM I.5336, Thursday Island, N QLD; QM I.5337, Thursday Island, N QLD.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. pp. 1-303 [88]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Northwest Shelf, WA, Gulf of Carpentaria to Hayman Island (23º03´S), QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, coral reef, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]

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] [22] (153)

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [60]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (196)

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [89] (Northern Pilchard)

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [60] (Spotted Sardine)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spotted Sardine)

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Genus Anodontostoma Bleeker, 1849

Anodontostoma Bleeker, P. 1849. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Madura, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe species. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 22: 1-16 [15].
Type species:
Anodontostoma hasseltii Bleeker, 1849 by monotypy (= Clupanodon chacunda Hamilton, 1822).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, N coast
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, N Gulf, NE coast
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

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Species Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton, 1822)

CAAB: 37085015

Gizzard Shad, Bony-bream, Chacunda Gizzard Shad

Clupanodon chacunda Hamilton, F. 1822. An Account of the Fishes Found in the River Ganges and its Branches. Edinburgh : Archibald Constable 405 pp., pls 1-39. [246].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Ganges River Estuary, India.
Anodontostoma hasseltii Bleeker, P. 1849. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Madura, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe species. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 22: 1-16 [15].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 7082, Madura Straits near Kammal and Surabaya, seas near Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. pp. 1-303 [252]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Napier-Broome Bay, Northwest Shelf, WA (126º33´E) to Daintree River, QLD (16º10´S); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, estuary, inshore, pelagic.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [60]

Common Name References

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [60] (Bony-bream)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]) (Gizzard Shad)

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Genus Dussumieria Valenciennes, 1847

Dussumieria Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 20 472 pp. pls 591-606. [467].
Type species:
Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes, 1847 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

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Species Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker, 1849

CAAB: 37085010

Slender Sardine, Rainbow Round Herring, Slender Rainbow Sardine, Van Hasselt's Sprat

Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker, P. 1849. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Madura, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe species. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 22: 1-16 [12].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1867.11.28.17, Java.
Paralectotype(s) RMNH 7129 16 specimens.
Subsequent designation references:
Whitehead, P.J.P., Boeseman, M. & Wheeler, A.C. 1966. The types of Bleeker's Indo-Pacific elopoid and clupeoid fishes. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 84: 1-159 pls 1-19 [30].

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Port Hedland, Northwest Shelf, WA (19º23´S) to Townsville, QLD (19ºS); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [37] (as D. hasseltii)

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] [25] (171, as Dussumieria hasseltii)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [495]

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [62]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (176)

Common Name References

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] [25] (Van Hasselt's Sprat)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [495] (Rainbow Round Herring)

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Genus Escualosa Whitley, 1940

Escualosa Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [402].
Type species:
Clupea macrolepis Steindachner, 1879 by original designation (= Kowala thoracata Valenciennes, 1847).

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

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Species Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)

CAAB: 37085021

White Sardine, Deep Herring, Northern Herring

Kowala thoracata Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 20 472 pp. pls 591-606. [363].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP 3172, Pondicherry, India.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP B.3075 (2) (ex MNHP 3172).
Subsequent designation references:
Whitehead, P.J.P. 1967. The clupeoid fishes described by Lacépède, Cuvier & Valenciennes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 2: 1-180 figs 1-15 pls 1-11 [71].
Clupea macrolepis Steindachner, F. 1879. Über einige neue und seltene Fischarten aus den zoologischen Museen zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau. Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 16(4): 29-34 [31] [described subsequently in more detail in Steindachner, F. 1879. Über einige neue und seltene Fischarten aus den k.k. Zoologischen Museen zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau. I. Zur Fischfauna von süd-Australien. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 41(2): 1–15 figs 1–9 [13]].
Type data:
Holotype SMNS 2292 (figured in Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397–428 figs 1–45 pl. 30 [fig. 8]), Townsville, QLD.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P., Boeseman, M. & Wheeler, A.C. 1966. The types of Bleeker's Indo-Pacific elopoid and clupeoid fishes. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 84: 1-159 pls 1-19 [70]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Onslow, Northwest Shelf, WA (21º38´S) to Townsville, QLD (19ºS); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [347]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [38] (as Clupea macrolepis)

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] [24] (165, as Harengula macrolepis)

Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [402]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (183)

Common Name References

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] [24] (Northern Herring)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. 1–303 pp. [119]) (White Sardine)

Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [402] (Deep Herring)

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Genus Etrumeus Bleeker, 1853

Etrumeus Bleeker, P. 1853. Nalezingen op de ichthyologie van Japan. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 25: 1-56 pls 6-10 [48].
Type species:
Clupea micropus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Circumglobal.

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, SW coast

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Species Etrumeus teres (DeKay, 1842)

CAAB: 37085001

Maray, Northern Herring, Red-eye Round Herring, Round Herring

Alosa teres DeKay, J.E. 1842. Zoology of New York; or, the New York fauna. In, Natural History of New York. Fishes. Part 4. Albany : W. & A. White & J. Visscher. 415 pp. 79 pls [262, pl. 40(128)].
Type data:
Holotype NYSM (current whereabouts unknown), the New York region.
Etrumeus jacksoniensis Macleay, W.J. 1878. Descriptions of some new fishes from Port Jackson and King George's Sound. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 3(1): 33-37 pls 2-5 [36, pl. 4(1)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.16257–001 (2) (ex Macleay Museum Coll., MAMU F66), Port Jackson, NSW.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1963. A revision of the recent round herrings (Pisces : Dussumieriidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Historical Series 10(6): 305-380 figs 1-33 [321]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Southern QLD to Fremantle, WA (32º03´S); temperate, circumglobal (except central and northern parts of east Atlantic).

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, SW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Gonorynchidae, Plotosidae, Salmonidae. pp. 215-231 figs 192-206 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [220]

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [98] (as Etrumeus jacksoniensis)

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [37] (as Etrumeus jacksoniensis)

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] [25] (172)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (177)

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [221] (Round Herring)

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [95] (Northern Herring)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Print 992 pp., 811 figs. [220]) (Maray)

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Genus Herklotsichthys Whitley, 1951

Herklotsichthys Whitley, G.P. 1951. New fish names and records. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1949–50: 61-68 figs 8-10 [67] [nom. nov. for Herklotsella Fowler, 1934].
Herklotsella Fowler, H.W. 1934. Descriptions of new fishes obtained in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 85: 233-367 figs 1-115 [246] [junior homonym of Herklotsella Herre, 1934].
Type species:
Harengula dispilonotus Bleeker, 1852 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, N coast, NW coast

General References

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Species Herklotsichthys blackburni (Whitley, 1948)

CAAB: 37085022

Blackburn's Herring, Blackburn's Yellowfin Herring

Macrura blackburni Whitley, G.P. 1948. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 4. The Australian Zoologist 11(3): 259-276 figs 1-7 pls 24-25 [266].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.2010, Port Hedland, WA.
Paratype(s) AM IB.2009, IB.2011-15 (6).

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Onslow (21º38´S) to Port Hedland, (20º18´S), Northwest Shelf, WA; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

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] [23] (163, as Harengula blackburni)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (190)

Common Name References

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Species Herklotsichthys castelnaui (Ogilby, 1897)

CAAB: 37085023

Southern Herring, Castelnau's Herring, Estuary Herring, Pilcher, Sprat, Striped Herring

Kowala castelnaui Ogilby, J.D. 1897. New genera and species of Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(1): 62-95 [66].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Sydney, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Bloomfield River, QLD (15º56´S) to Mallacoota, VIC; tropical, temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, NE coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [90] (as Harengula abbreviata)

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [93]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [35]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [38, 39] (as Sardinella abbreviata, as Harengula castelnaui)

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] [24] (164, as Harengula abbreviata)

Raadik, T.A. 1992. Distribution of freshwater fishes in east Gippsland, Victoria, 1967–1991. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 104: 1-22 [8]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (184)

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [221] (Sprat)

Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [246] (Estuary Herring, Pilcher, Striped Herring)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department pp. 640. [90]) (Southern Herring)

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Species Herklotsichthys collettei Wongratana, 1987

CAAB: 37085031

Collette's Herring

Herklotsichthys collettei Wongratana, T. 1987. Four new species of clupeoid fishes (Clupeidae and Engraulidae) from Australian waters. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100(1): 104-111 [105, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25464-004, Shark Bay, Western Australia [26°10´S, 113°11´E].
Paratype(s) AM IB.1637; CSIRO C2880-81 (18); CSIRO C2895 (12); WAM P.2544-45 (2); WAM P.22574; WAM P.23870; WAM P.25464-002 (6); WAM P.26667-001; WAM P.27380-001.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay to Port Hedland, WA; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: Central W coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Inshore, pelagic.

General References

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. [151] (as Herklotsichthys sp.)

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Collette's Herring)

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Species Herklotsichthys gotoi Wongratana, 1983

CAAB: 37085024

Darwin Herring, Goto's Herring

Herklotsichthys gotoi Wongratana, T. 1983. Diagnoses of 24 new species and proposal of a new name for a species of Indo-Pacific clupeoid fishes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 29(4): 385-407 figs 1-25 [391, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1913.12.9.179, Mimiko River, Papua New Guinea.
Paratype(s) USNM 242185.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Darwin, NT (130ºE) and Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD (140ºE); tropical, New Guinea.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria

Ecological Descriptors

Inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [39] (as Harengula bulan)

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] [23] (158, Harengula bulan)

Common Name References

Munroe, T.A., Wongratana, T. & Nizinski, M.S. 1999. Family Clupeidae. pp. 1775-1821 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. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1798] (FAO; Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. 1–303 pp. [77]) (Goto's Herring)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Munro, I.S.R. [1956–] 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos. 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1–172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [23]) (Darwin Herring)

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Species Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)

CAAB: 37085007

Largespotted Herring, Koningsberger's Herring, Large-spotted Herring, Mcculloch's Herring, Spotted Herring

Clupea (Harengula) koningsbergeri Weber, M. & de Beaufort, L.F. 1912. Contributions to the knowledge of Indo-Australian fishes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology (Supplement) 17(3): 1-21 fig. 1 [14].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA 100864-65 (10), Aru Island (Arafura Sea, Irian Jaya).
Harengula maccullochi Whitley, G.P. 1931. Studies in Ichthyology No. 5. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 138-160 figs 1-2 pls 20-21 [143, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.12827 (ex WAM P.17), Port Hedland, WA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. pp. 1-303 [78]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Carnarvon (24º53´S) to Broome (17º57´S), WA; tropical, New Guinea.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: Central W coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [39] (as Harengula koningsbergeri)

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] [23] (161, as Harengula koninsbergeri and 162, as Harengula maccullochi)

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [62]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (189, 192)

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [90] (Spotted Herring)

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] [23] (Mcculloch's Herring)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Largespotted Herring)

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Species Herklotsichthys lippa (Whitley, 1931)

CAAB: 37085008

Smallspotted Herring, Australian Spotted Herring, Small-spotted Herring

Harengula lippa Whitley, G.P. 1931. Studies in Ichthyology No. 5. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 138-160 figs 1-2 pls 20-21 [142, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.12828 (ex WAM P.18), Port Hedland, WA.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Northern WA to Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD; tropical, New Guinea (Aru Island); frequently confused with H. koningsbergeri.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Coastal, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

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] [23] (as Harengula lippa)

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [64]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (188)

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smallspotted Herring)

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Species Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell, 1837)

CAAB: 37085025

Goldspot Herring, Bluestripe Herring, Fourspot Herring, Gold-spot Herring, Murray Island Sardine, Oily Herring, Small-spotted Herring

Clupea quadrimaculatus Rüppell, W.P.E. 1837. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt Vol. 3, pp. 53–80, pls 15–21. [78, pl. 21(3)].
Type data:
Lectotype SMF 4648, Bay of Massawa, Red Sea.
Paralectotype(s) SMF 78 (1); SMF 4649-52 (4).
Subsequent designation references:
Dor, M. 1984. CLOFRES, Checklist of the Fishes of the Red Sea. Jerusalem : Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities 437 pp. 2 figs. [41].
Clupea profundus Saville-Kent, W. 1889. Preliminary Report on the Food-fishes of Queensland. Brisbane : Government Printer 12 pp. 16 pls. [11] [nom. nud.].
Clupea ranelayi Saville-Kent, W. 1889. Preliminary Report on the Food-fishes of Queensland. Brisbane : Government Printer 12 pp. 16 pls. [11] [nom. nud.].
Clupea torresiensis Saville-Kent, W. 1889. Preliminary Report on the Food-fishes of Queensland. Brisbane : Government Printer 12 pp. 16 pls. [11] [nom. nud.].
Harengula stereolepis Ogilby, J.D. 1898. New species of Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(4): 759-761 [759].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.12175, Darnley Island, Torres Strait.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay, WA (25ºS) to Michaelmas Cay (16º35´S), QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: Central W coast, N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [93]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [37] (as C. profundus, as C. torresiensis, C. ranelayi, as Harengula punctata)

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] [23] (159, as Harengula lippa, 160, as Harengula ovalis)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [47]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [47]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (193)

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [93] (Gold-spot Herring)

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] [23] (Murray Island Sardine, Oily Herring)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [47] (Fourspot Herring)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. Sydney : New Holland 433 pp. figs. [32]) (Goldspot Herring)

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Genus Hyperlophus Ogilby, 1892

Hyperlophus Ogilby, J.D. 1892. On some undescribed reptiles and fishes from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 2(2): 23-26 [26].
Type species:
Clupea sprattelides Ogilby, 1892 by subsequent designation, see Ogilby, J.D. 1897. New genera and species of Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(1): 62-95 [71] (= Meletta vittatus Castelnau, 1875).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, SW coast

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Species Hyperlophus translucidus McCulloch, 1917

CAAB: 37085026

Glassy Sprat, Transparent Sandy Sprat

Hyperlophus translucidus McCulloch, A.R. 1917. Studies in Australian fishes, No. 4. Records of the Australian Museum 11(7): 163-188 figs 1-2 pls 29-31 [165, pl. 29(3)].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.11403, Sans Souci, Botany Bay, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM I.18464-001 (5).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Caloundra, QLD (26º48´S) to Botany Bay, NSW (33º59´S); temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, inshore, pelagic.

General References

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [40]

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] [24] (169)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (199)

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd pp. 880. [93]) (Glassy Sprat)

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Species Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875)

CAAB: 37085005

Sandy Sprat, Glassy, White Pilchard, Whitebait

Meletta vittatus Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne. [46].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 3755 (5), Hobson's Bay, Melbourne, VIC.
Clupea sprattellides Ogilby, J.D. 1892. On some undescribed reptiles and fishes from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 2(2): 23-26 [24].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.3034, Parramatta River, Port Jackson, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM I.11311-12 (2).
Hyperlophus (Omochetus) copii Ogilby, J.D. 1897. New genera and species of Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(1): 62-95 [72].
Type data:

Syntype(s) AM I.3699 (12), Maroubra, NSW (as 'our coast'); USNM 48827 (2), Maroubra, NSW (as 'our coast').

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. pp. 1-303 [188]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Moreton Bay, QLD (27º42´S) to Kalbarri, WA (27º42´S); temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, SW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [35]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [40]

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] [24] (168)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (198)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [149]

Common Name References

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [149] (Glassy, White Pilchard)

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Genus Nematalosa Regan, 1917

Nematalosa Regan, C.T. 1917. A revision of the clupeoid fishes of the genera Pomolobus, Brevoortia and Dorosoma and their allies. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 19(26): 297-316 [313].
Type species:
Clupea nasus Bloch, 1795 by subsequent designation, see Jordan, D.S. 1920. The genera of fishes. Part 4. Stanford University Publications, University Series 43: 411-576 [560].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Bulloo River basin, Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, N coast, N coastal, W plateau
- Queensland: Bulloo River basin, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coast, NE coastal
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, SE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, N coast, N coastal, NW coast, NW coastal, W plateau

General References

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Species Nematalosa come (Richardson, 1846)

CAAB: 37085016

Hairback Herring, Hair-back Herring, Perth Herring, Western Pacific Gizzard Shad

Chatoessus come Richardson, J. 1846. Ichthyology. 53-74 pls 31-41, 43-44 & 53 (part) in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–43. London : E.W. Janson Vol. 2 139 pp. [for date of publication Hureau, J.C. & Monod, Th. (eds) 1973. Checklist of the Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean. CLOFNAM 1. Paris : UNESCO 331 pp. [127]] [62, pl. 38(7-9)] [as Chatoëssus come].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1971.4.26.1, Western Australia.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Swan River, WA (31º45´S) to Townsville QLD (19ºS) tropical, west Pacific.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Coastal, estuary, inshore, pelagic.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [90]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [41]

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] [25] (176)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (201)

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [536] (Hairback Herring)

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] [25] (Hair-back Herring)

Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [7] (Perth Herring)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Hairback Herring)

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Species Nematalosa erebi (Günther, 1868)

CAAB: 37085019

Bony Bream, Australian River Gizzard Shad, Hair-back Herring, Hairback Herring, Leichhardtian Bony Bream, Melon Fish, North-west Bony Bream, Ntepirtna [Australian Indigenous], Pyberry, Queensland Bony Bream, Tukari

Chatoessus erebi Günther, A. 1868. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Heteropygii, Cyprinidae, Gonorhynchidae, Hyodontidae, Osteoglossidae, Clupeidae, [thru] Halosauridae, in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 7 512 pp. [407] [as Chatoëssus erebi from Queensland and New South Wales].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1866.6.19.6, Mary River, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA F1063; BMNH.
Subsequent designation references:
Nelson, G.J. & Rothman, M.N. 1973. The species of gizzard shads (Dorosomatinae) with particular reference to the Indo-Pacific region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 150(2): 133-206 figs 1-13 [152].
Chatoessus richardsonii Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 8. Fishes of Western Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 123-149 [144] [as Chatoëssus Richardsonii].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Murray River, VIC.
Chatoessus elongatus Macleay, W.J. 1883. Notes on a collection of fishes from the Burdekin and Mary Rivers, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(2): 199-213 [209] [as Chatoëssus elongatus].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.6018 (figured in Whitley, G.P. 1943. Ichthyological descriptions and notes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 68(3, 4): 114–144 figs 1–12 [130 fig. 9]), Mary River, Maryborough, QLD.
Chatoessus horni Zietz, A.H.C. 1896. Pisces. pp. 176–180 pl. 16 in Spencer, B. (ed.) Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Part 2. Zoology. London. [180, pl. 16(6)] [as Chatoëssus horni].
Type data:

Syntype(s) BMNH 1897.1.20.59–63, Finke River, NT; NMV 57100-101, Finke River, Northern Territory; NMV A8572, Finke River, Northern Territory; NMV A8574-75, Finke River, Northern Territory; SAMA F1063, Finke River, Northern Territory.
Fluvialosa paracome Whitley, G.P. 1948. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 4. The Australian Zoologist 11(3): 259-276 figs 1-7 pls 24-25 [267].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.2619 (figured in Whitley, G.P. 1956. List of native freshwater fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 39-47 [43 fig. 1]), Noonkanbah, Fitzroy River, WA.
Fluvialosa bulleri Whitley, G.P. 1948. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 4. The Australian Zoologist 11(3): 259-276 figs 1-7 pls 24-25 [267].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.2945-001 (figured in Whitley, G.P. 1956. List of native freshwater fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 39-47 [43 fig. 2]), Ord River, WA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Nelson, G.J. & Rothman, M.N. 1973. The species of gizzard shads (Dorosomatinae) with particular reference to the Indo-Pacific region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 150(2): 133-206 figs 1-13 [152]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Ashburton River, WA (22ºS), in coastal rivers of north Australia to at least the Mary River, QLD (25º30´S) and throughout the lower reaches of the Murray-Darling system to SA; tropical; temperate, New Guinea.

IBRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, N coastal, W plateau
- Queensland: Bulloo River basin, Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, W plateau

Ecological Descriptors

Detritivore, freshwater, herbivore, pelagic.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [26]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [65]

Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp. [199]

Larson, H.K. & Martin, K.C. 1990. Freshwater Fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences Handbook Series Number 1. Darwin : Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 102 pp. 73 figs. [2]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [41] (also as Nematalosa richardsoni, N. horni, N. elongata)

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1996. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [44]

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [64]

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] [26] (178, as Fluviosa richardsoni, 180, as Fluvialosa bulleri and 181, as Fluvialosa paracome)

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. [26]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (202-208)

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [536] (Hair-back Herring, Queensland Bony Bream)

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1980. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls. [49] (Melon Fish, Pyberry, Tukari)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [64] (Hairback Herring)

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] [26] (Leichhardtian Bony Bream, North-west Bony Bream)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [64]; Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service pp. 238. [16], Australian Marketing Name) (Bony Bream)

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Species Nematalosa vlaminghi (Munro, 1957)

CAAB: 37085017

Perth Herring, Bony Bream, Western Australian Gizzard Shad

Fluvialosa vlaminghi Munro, I.S.R. 1957. Handbook of Australian fishes. No. 6. Fisheries Newsletter. Australia 15(12): 15-18 figs 171-198 [15, fig. 177].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.1835, Collie River, WA.
Paratype(s) AM IB.1833-34, IB.1836-37 (4).

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Bunbury (32º03´S) to Broome (17º58´S), WA; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: Central W coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, inshore, pelagic.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [24]

Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [75]

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] [25] (177)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (206)

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [75]) (Perth Herring)

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Genus Potamalosa Ogilby, 1897

Potamalosa Ogilby, J.D. 1897. [Notes on Potamalosa and Hyperlophus]. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 21(4): 504-505 [504].
Type species:
Potamalosa novaehollandiae Ogilby, 1897 by monotypy (= Clupea richmondia Macleay, 1879).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast, SE coastal
- Victoria: Bass Strait, SE coastal

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Species Potamalosa richmondia (Macleay, 1879)

CAAB: 37085027

Freshwater Herring, Australian Freshwater Herring, Nepean Herring

Clupea richmondia Macleay, W.J. 1879. On the Clupeidae of Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 4(3): 363-385 [380] [as Clupea Richmondia].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Richmond River, NSW.
Potamalosa antiqua Ogilby, J.D. 1897. New genera and species of Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(1): 62-95 [70].
Type data:

Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, eastern rivers of NSW; MNHP 1897-389, Nepean River [probably NSW, although given as 'Riv. Nepean, Victoria' in [248]].
Potamalosa novaehollandiae Ogilby, J.D. 1897. [Notes on Potamalosa and Hyperlophus]. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 21(4): 504-505 [504].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Bertin, L. 1941. Mise au point sur quelques espèces de clupéidés. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 66: 18-25 [19]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Richmond River, NSW (28º50´S) to Mallacoota, VIC; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast, SE coastal
- Victoria: Bass Strait, SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, freshwater, pelagic.

General References

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [66]

Cadwallader, P.L. & Backhouse, G.N. 1983. A Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Victoria. Melbourne : F.D. Atkinson Government Printer 249 pp. figs. [58]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [40]

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1996. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [46]

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [66]

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] [24] (167)

Pidgeon, R.W.J. 1989. Age and growth of freshwater herring, Potamalosa richmondia Macleay (Clupeidae: Hyperlophinae), in the Bellinger River, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 40: 679-692 [679]

Raadik, T.A. 1992. Distribution of freshwater fishes in east Gippsland, Victoria, 1967–1991. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 104: 1-22 [8]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (197)

Common Name References

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [66] (Nepean Herring)

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Genus Sardinella Valenciennes, 1847

Sardinella Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 20 472 pp. pls 591-606. [18].
Type species:
Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847 by subsequent designation, see Gill, T.N. 1861. Synopsis of the subfamily of Clupeinae, with descriptions of new genera. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 13: 33-38 [35].

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Circumglobal.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast

General References

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Species Sardinella albella (Valenciennes, 1847)

CAAB: 37085014

White Sardinella, Perforated-scale Sardine

Kowala albella Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 20 472 pp. pls 591-606. [362].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP 665, Pondicherry (India).
Paralectotype(s) MNHP 3231.
Subsequent designation references:
Whitehead, P.J.P. 1967. The clupeoid fishes described by Lacépède, Cuvier & Valenciennes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 2: 1-180 figs 1-15 pls 1-11 [53].

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Port Hedland, WA (20ºS) to Cape Ferguson, Townsville, QLD (19º15´S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [39] (as Harengula bulan)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [495]

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [62]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (187)

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [495]; Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. 1–303 pp. [91], FAO) (White Sardinella)

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Species Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker, 1852

CAAB: 37085028

Deepbody Sardinella

Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker, P. 1852. Bijdrage tot de kennis der Makreelachtige visschen van den Soenda-Molukschen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 24: 1-93 [19].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1867.11.28.38, Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia.
Paralectotype(s) AM I.129 (possible type); RMNH 7089 (14) (possible types).
Subsequent designation references:
Whitehead, P.J.P., Boeseman, M. & Wheeler, A.C. 1966. The types of Bleeker's Indo-Pacific elopoid and clupeoid fishes. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 84: 1-159 pls 1-19 [50].
Meletta schlegelii Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 5. Notes on fishes from north Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 83-97 [93].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 3716, Port Darwin (NT).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. pp. 1-303 [95]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Darwin (130º50´E) to about Drysdale Island (136ºE), NT; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: N coast

Ecological Descriptors

Inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [38] (as Clupea schlegelii)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (194)

Common Name References

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Species Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)

CAAB: 37085013

Goldstripe Sardinella, Fringe-scaled Pilchard, Fringed-scaled Sardine, Gold-stripe Sardine, Goldstripe Sardine, Tembang

Clupea gibbosa Bleeker, P. 1849. A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Celebes. Journal of the Indian Archipelago & Eastern Asia 3: 65-74 [72].
Type data:
Neotype BMNH 1867.11.28.46, Makassar, Indonesia.
Subsequent designation references:
Whitehead, P.J.P., Boeseman, M. & Wheeler, A.C. 1966. The types of Bleeker's Indo-Pacific elopoid and clupeoid fishes. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 84: 1-159 pls 1-19 [57].
Fimbriclupea dactylolepis Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [399, fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.13254, Port Sampson, WA.
Paratype(s) AM 13255-57 (3).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. pp. 1-303 [100]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Fremantle, WA (31º59´S) to Ulladulla, NSW (35º22´S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [302]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [38] (as Sardinella fasciata)

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] [22] (156, as Sardinella jussieu and p. 23, 157, as S. dactylolepis)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [495]

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [62]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (186)

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50] (Goldstripe Sardine)

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] [23] (Fringed-scaled Sardine, Tembang)

Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [400] (Fringe-scaled Pilchard)

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Species Sardinella lemuru Bleeker, 1853

CAAB: 37085018

Scaly Mackerel, Bali Sardinella, Fremantle Pilchard, Westralian Sardine

Sardinella lemuru Bleeker, P. 1853. Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Batavia. Tiental I–VI. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 451-516 [500].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1867.11.28.41, Jakarta (as Batavia), Indonesia.
Paralectotype(s) RMNH 7103, 28926; MNHP 3226 (possible type).
Subsequent designation references:
Whitehead, P.J.P., Boeseman, M. & Wheeler, A.C. 1966. The types of Bleeker's Indo-Pacific elopoid and clupeoid fishes. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 84: 1-159 pls 1-19 [48].
Amblygaster posterus Whitley, G.P. 1931. Studies in Ichthyology No. 5. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 138-160 figs 1-2 pls 20-21 [144].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.12826 (formerly WAM 10710, figured in Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397–428 figs 1–45 pl. 30 [fig.6]), off Fremantle, WA.
Paratype(s) AM I.11224-25; AM I.13186-88.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. pp. 1-303 [103]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Albany (35ºS) to Port Hedland (20º18´S), WA; tropical, temperate, east-Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [95]

Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [75]

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] [22] (154, as Amblygaster postera)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (181)

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [95] (Westralian Sardine)

Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [401] (Fremantle Pilchard)

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Species Sardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829)

CAAB: 37085033

Blacktip Sardinella

Clupea melanura Cuvier, G.L. 1829. Le Règne Animal Distribué d'après son Organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Poissons. Paris : Fortin, Masson et Co. Vol. 2 Nouvelle édition, pp. 122-406. [318].
Type data:
Neotype MNHP 3233, Vanikoro.
Subsequent designation references:
Whitehead, P.J.P. 1967. The clupeoid fishes described by Lacépède, Cuvier & Valenciennes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 2: 1-180 figs 1-15 pls 1-11 [62].

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Cape York, QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific (east to Samoa).

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: NE coast

Ecological Descriptors

Coastal, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Munroe, T.A., Wongratana, T. & Nizinski, M.S. 1999. Family Clupeidae. pp. 1775-1821 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 pp. 1397–2068. [1815], FAO) (Blacktip Sardinella)

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Genus Sardinops Hubbs, 1929

Sardinops Hubbs, C.L. 1929. The generic relationships and nomenclature of the California sardine. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 18(11): 261-265 [264].
Type species:
Maletta caerulea Girard, 1854 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Eastern North Pacific, eastern South Pacific, southern Africa, western North Pacific and New Zealand.

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, NE coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, SW coast

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Species Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842)

CAAB: 37085002

Australian Sardine, Australian Pilchard, Bloater, Blue Bait, Blue Pilchard, Blue-bait, Bluebait, Mulie, Mulies, Picton Herring, Pilchard, Sardine, Smig, Westralian Pilchard

Clupea sagax Jenyns, L. 1842. Part 4 Fishes. pp. 97-172 pls 21-29 in Darwin, C. (ed.). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. London : Smith, Elder & Co. [134].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1917.7.25.2 skin, Lima, San Lorenzo Island, Peru.
Clupea neopilchardus Steindachner, F. 1879. Über einige neue und seltene Fischarten aus den zoologischen Museen zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau. Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 16(4): 29-34 [described subsequently in more detail Steindachner, F. 1879. Über einige neue und seltene Fischarten aus den k.k. Zoologischen Museen zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau. I. Zur Fischfauna von süd-Australien. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 41(2): 1–15 figs 1–9 [12]].
Type data:
Holotype SMNS (missing), Hobson's Bay, VIC.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Parrish, R.H., Serra, R. & Grant, W.S. 1989. The monotypic sardine, Sardina and Sardinops: Their taxonomy, distribution, stock structure, and zoogeography. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences [formerly Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada] 46(11): 2019-2036 [2021]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Hervey Bay, QLD (25ºS) to Kalbarri, WA (27º42´S); temperate, South Pacific and south Atlantic.

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, NE coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, SW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, epipelagic, inshore, schooling.

General References

Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [722] (as S. sagax neopilchardus)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [34] (as S. neopilchardus)

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [40]

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] [22] (152, as Sardinops neopilchardus)

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1970. The clupeoid fishes described by Steindachner. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 20(1): 1-46 [16]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (195, as S. neopilchardus)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [148] (as S. neopilchardus)

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [224] (Bloater, Blue Bait, Blue Pilchard, Mulies, Picton Herring, Sardine)

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [89] (Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service pp. 238. [128], Australian Marketing Name) (Pilchard)

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [95] (Westralian Pilchard)

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [170] (Blue-bait, Mulie)

Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [3] (Smig)

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Genus Spratelloides Bleeker, 1851

Spratelloides Bleeker, P. 1851. Nieuwe bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 2: 209-224 [214].
Type species:
Clupea argyrotaeniata Bleeker, 1849 by monotypy (= Clupea gracilis Schlegel, 1846).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast, SW coast

General References

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Species Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832)

CAAB: 37085029

Blueback Sprat, Blue-backed Sprat, Delicate Round Herring, Northern Blue Sprat

Clupea delicatula Bennett, E.T. 1832. Observations on a collection of fishes from Mauritius, presented by Mr Telfair, with characters of new genera and species, remaining portion. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1: 165-169 [dated 1830–1831] [168].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Mauritius.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Geographe Bay, WA (33º37´S) to Moreton Bay, QLD (27º30´S); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, coral reef, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [722]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [37] (as Stolephorus delicatulus)

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] [25] (173)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [47]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (180)

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [88] (Northern Blue Sprat)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [47] (Blue-backed Sprat)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blueback Sprat)

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Species Spratelloides gracilis (Schlegel, 1846)

CAAB: 37085030

Slender Sprat, Silver Stripe Round Herring

Clupea gracilis Schlegel, H. in Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. 1846. Pisces. 227-247 pls 104 (in part), 105-110 in Siebold, P. Fr de (ed.). Fauna Japonica. Leyden : Apud Arnz & Socios Vol. 4(13). [238, pl. 108(2)].
Type data:
Lectotype RMNH 3260a, south-eastern coast of Nagasaki, Japan.
Paralectotype(s) RMNH 3260b-k (10), south-east coast of Nagasaki, Japan.
Subsequent designation references:
Boeseman, M. 1947. Revision of the fishes collected by Burger and van Siebold in Japan. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 28: 1-242 pls 1-5 [175].
Clupea argyrotaeniata Bleeker, P. 1849. A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Celebes. Journal of the Indian Archipelago & Eastern Asia 3: 65-74 [72].
Type data:

Syntype(s) AM B.7960, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia; BMNH 1867.11.28.47, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia; MNHP 3703, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia; RMNH 24956, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia; SMNS 10584, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. pp. 1-303 [34]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Houtman Abrolhos (28º30´S) to North West Cape (22ºS), WA and tropical QLD to One Tree Island (23º30´S); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IMCRA

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, coral reef, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [50]

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] [25] (174, as S. japonicus)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (178)

Common Name References

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Species Spratelloides robustus Ogilby, 1897

CAAB: 37085003

Blue Sprat, Blue Sardine, Bluebait, Fringe-scale Round Herring, Sprat

Spratelloides robustus Ogilby, J.D. 1897. New genera and species of Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(1): 62-95 [64].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.3668, coast of NSW (=Maroubra).
Paratype(s) AM I.37831-001 (2); USNM 48824 (6).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Moreton Bay, QLD (27º30´S) to Dampier Archipelago, WA (20º33´S); tropical, temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, NW coast, SW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

General References

Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [722]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [35]

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [37] (as Stolephorus robustus)

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] [25] (175)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (179)

Wongratana, T. 1983. Diagnoses of 24 new species and proposal of a new name for a species of Indo-Pacific clupeoid fishes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 29(4): 385-407 figs 1-25 (removed from synonymy of S. delicatulus)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [146]

Common Name References

Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [18] (Blue Sardine)

Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [251] (Bluebait, Sprat)

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Genus Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846

Sprattus Girgensohn, O.G.L. 1846. Anatomie und physiologie des Fisch-nervensystems. Mémoires Préséntés à l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg par divers Savants et dans ses Assemblées 5: 275-589 pls 1-15 [534].
Type species:
Sprattus haleciformis Girgensohn, 1846 by monotypy (= Clupea sprattus Linnaeus, 1758).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Western South Atlantic, eastern tropical Atlantic and New Zealand.

IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait, SE coastal

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Species Sprattus novaehollandiae (Valenciennes, 1847)

CAAB: 37085004

Australian Sprat, Sprat

Meletta novaehollandiae Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 20 472 pp. pls 591-606. [376] [as Meletta novae-hollandiae].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.9312, Port Jackson, NSW.
Clupea (Pomolobus) bassensis McCulloch, A.R. 1911. Report on the fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Part 1. Zoological (Biological) Results. Endeavour 1(1): 1-87 figs 1-20 pls 1-16 [16, pl. 4(2)].
Type data:

Syntype(s) AM E.6496, off Flinders Island and off Storm Bay, TAS; AM I.10382–3, off Flinders Island and off Storm Bay, TAS.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Whitehead, P.J.P. & Bauchot, M.L. 1985. Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle, (Suite) Ordre des Clupéiforms (Familles des Clupeidae, Engraulididae et Denticipitidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 7(4 Suppl.): 1-77 [48]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Port Jackson, NSW (33º50´S) to SA; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, estuary, inshore, pelagic.

General References

Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [172] (as Clupea bassensis)

McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [38] (as Clupea (Pomolobus) bassensis)

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] [24] (166, as Clupea bassensis)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (182)

Common Name References

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [225] (Sprat)

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Incertae Sedis

Harengula abbreviata Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1847. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 20 472 pp. pls 591-606. [296] [considered nom. dub. by Whitehead, P.J.P. & Bauchot, M.L. 1985. Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle, (Suite) Ordre des Clupéiforms (Familles des Clupeidae, Engraulididae et Denticipitidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 7(4 Suppl.): 1–77].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Australia (as New Holland).

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Family CLUPEIDAE

Herrings, Menhadens, Pilchards, Sardines, Shads, Sprats

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General References

Common Name References

History of changes

Genus Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849

Type species:

Distribution

States

Extra Distribution Information

IMCRA

Other Regions

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

General References

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Species Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes, 1847)

Smoothbelly Sardine, Blue Sardine, Blue Sprat, Bluebait, Sardine, Smooth-belly Sardine, Smoothbelly Sardinella

Type data:

Distribution

States

Extra Distribution Information

IMCRA

Other Regions

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

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Species Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792)

Spotted Sardine, Northern Pilchard, Spotted Sardinella

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Genus Anodontostoma Bleeker, 1849

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Species Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton, 1822)

Gizzard Shad, Bony-bream, Chacunda Gizzard Shad

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Genus Dussumieria Valenciennes, 1847

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