Species Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål, 1775)
Dorab Wolf Herring, Dorab Wolf-herring, Knife-fish, Leaping Silver-bar, Ribbon-fish, Wolf Herring, Wolf-Herring
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Jidda (as Djedda), Saudi Arabia and Mocha, Yemen, Red Sea
Comment: neotype designation by (Fricke, R., 1999) [81], but invalid according to (Eschmeyer, W.N., 1998).Type locality references:
Eschmeyer, W.N. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences 2905 pp., 3 vols.; Fricke, R. 1999. Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez). An annotated checklist with descriptions of new species. Theses Zoologicae 31: 1-759 figs 1-9.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest shelf, Learmouth, WA (22º15´S) to Moreton Bay, QLD (27º25´S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, inshore, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
To 120 m.
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]
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. [348]
McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [36]
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] [28] (195)
Munroe, T.A., Nizinski, M.S. & Wongratana, T. 1999. Family Chirocentridae. pp. 1771-1774 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. [1773]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (175)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [86] (Knife-fish, Leaping Silver-bar, Ribbon-fish, Wolf Herring)
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. [68] (Wolf-Herring)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Dorab Wolf Herring)
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 [23] (FAO) (Dorab Wolf-herring)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |