Species Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Nichols & Raven, 1928)

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• Rhadinocentrus rhombosomoides Nichols, J.T. & Raven, H.C. 1928. A new melanotaeniin fish from Queensland. American Museum Novitates 296: 1-2 fig. 1 [1].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMNH 9246, Babinda Creek drainage, QLD.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 9241; AM IA.4774; QM I.5002; USNM 143609.

 

Generic Combinations

• Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Nichols & Raven, 1928). —
  Allen, G.R. 1980. A generic classification of the rainbowfishes (family Melanotaeniidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 8(3): 449-490 figs 1-24 [471] (changed combination as type of genus Cairnsichthys)

 

Introduction

The species was listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN in 1996.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Wet Tropics area between Cairns (16º55´S) to south of Innisfail (17º40´S), QLD, an isolated population in two creeks north of Daintree River (16º10-13'S), has recently been described as a separate species (see C. bitaeniatus); tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [90]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [143]

Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [105]

Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [130]

Martin, K.C. & Barclay, S. 2013. New distribution records for the Cairns rainbowfish Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Melanotaeniidae): implications for conservation of a restricted northern population. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 19(3): 155-164

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [111] (as Rhadinocentrus rhombosomoides)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [158]

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] [98] (669, as Rhadinocentrus (?) rhombosomoides)

Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [203]

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1061]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (636, as Rhadinocentrus rhombosomoides)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [105] (Cairns Rainbowfish)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [158] (Cairns Rainbow Fish, Northern Soft-spined Sunfish)

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] [98] (Northern Soft-spined Sun-fish)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
18-Aug-2021	Cairnsichthys Allen, 1980	24-Oct-2019	MODIFIED
21-Jul-2014	ATHERINIFORMES	14-Jul-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)