Species Congrogadus subducens (Richardson, 1843)
Carpet Eel Blenny, Ambeetunbeet, Carpet Eel-blenny, Carpet Eelblenny, Daggerfish, Eared Eel-blenny, Launce, Lurking Machete, Mud Blenny, Ocellated Eel Blenny
- Machaerium subducens Richardson, J. 1843. On a specimen of Machaerium subducens from Port Essington, New Holland, belonging to the collection made by Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Gould's assistant. Transactions. Report of the 12th Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1842: 69-70 [69] [also published slightly later in Richardson, J. 1843. Description of the lurking machere (Machaerium subducens) from the northern coast of New Holland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 12(76): 175–178 fig. 6 [176 pl. 6]].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH skin, Port Essington, NT.
Generic Combinations
- Congrogadus subducens (Richardson, 1843). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [357]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA (25°55´S) to Masthead Island, QLD (23°37´S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. & Gill, A.C. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of Sweers Island, Gulf of Carpentaria. Gulf of Carpentaria Scientific Study Report. Geography Monograph Series. Brisbane: Royal Geographic Society of Queensland. pp. 239-260 [243]
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [119]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef, rubble bottom.
General References
Gill, A.C. 1999. Family Pseudochromidae. pp. 2557-2577 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2569]
Godkin, C.M. & Winterbottom, R. 1985. Phylogeny of the family Congrogadidae (Pisces; Perciformes) and its placement as a subfamily of the Pseudochromidae. Bulletin of Marine Science 36(3): 633-671 figs 1-15
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [357]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] (1985)
Winterbottom, R. 1986. Revision and vicariance biogeography of the subfamily Congrogadinae (Pisces: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Indo-Pacific Fishes 9: 1-34 figs 1-37 pl. 1
Winterbottom, R., Reist, J.D. & Goodchild, C.D. 1984. Geographic variation in Congrogadus subduscens (Teleostei, Perciformes, Congrogadidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 62: 1605-1617 figs 1-7 [1605]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2442] (Carpet Eel Blenny)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [108] (Carpet Eel-blenny)
Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp. [242] (Ocellated Eel Blenny)
Gill, A.C. 1999. Family Pseudochromidae. pp. 2557-2577 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2569] (FAO) (Carpet Eelblenny)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [396] (Mud Blenny)
Munro, I.S.R. 1967. The Fishes of New Guinea. Port Moresby : Dept. Agric. Stock Fish. 651 pp. 23 figs 84 pls. [462] (Eared Eel-blenny)
Pollard, J. (ed.) 1980. G.P. Whitley's Handbook of Australian Fishes. North Sydney : Jack Pollard Publishing Pty Ltd 629 pp. [275] (Ambeetunbeet, Daggerfish, Launce, Lurking Machete)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Carpet Eel Blenny)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 26-Nov-2012 | 26-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |