Species Craterocephalus amniculus Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990

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• Craterocephalus amniculus Crowley, L.E.L.M. & Ivantsoff, W. 1990. A review of species previously identified as Craterocephalus eyresii (Pisces: Atherinidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 112(2): 87-103 [88, fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.28880-001, Cockburn River, Nemingha, NSW [31°07´S, 150°59´E].
  Paratype(s) AMNH 58688; AM I.28880-002; NTM S.12526-001; UMMZ 214855; WAM P.29891-001.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Craterocephalus eryesii (Steindachner, 1884). —
  Ivantsoff, W. 1980. Family Atherinidae. pp. 132-137 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls. [133] (in part)

 

Introduction

Specimens collected from the upper Hunter River may not be from a permanently established population, or may represent an undescribed species (see Crowley & Ivantsoff 1990). Adams et al. (2011) found evidence of two distinct (northern and southern) forms within the Darling River system, which probably represent separate species.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Inland drainage of upper Darling River system from Tenterfield Creek (28º59'S) to Cockburn River (31º07'S), NSW, and possibly upper Hunter River (32º25'S) in coastal NSW; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, pelagic.

 

General References

Adams, M., Wedderburn, S.D., Unmack, P.J., Hammer, M.P. & Johnson, J.B. 2011. Use of congeneric assessment to reveal the linked genetic histories of two threatened fishes in the Murray-Darling basin, Australia. Conservation Biology 25(4): 767-776

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [127]

Crowley, L.E.L.M. & Ivantsoff, W. 1990. A review of species previously identified as Craterocephalus eyresii (Pisces: Atherinidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 112(2): 87-103

Crowley, L.E.L.M. & Ivantsoff, W. 1992. Redefinition of the freshwater fish genus Craterocephalus (Teleostei: Atherinidae) of Australia and New Guinea with an analysis of three species. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 3(3): 273-287 [275]

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1996. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [124]

 

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. [127] (Darling River Hardyhead)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Jul-2014	ATHERINIFORMES	29-Apr-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)