Species Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867)

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• Atherina stercusmuscarum Günther, A. 1867. Additions to the knowledge of Australian reptiles and fishes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 20(8): 45-68 [64] [as Atherina stercus muscarum].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1867.5.6.61–62, Cape York, QLD.
• Atherinichthys maculatus 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 [207].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Lillesmere Lagoon, Burdekin River, QLD.
• Craterocephalus worrelli Whitley, G.P. 1948. Studies in Ichthyology No. 13. Records of the Australian Museum 22(1): 70-94 figs 1-11 [86].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM IB.1915, Mataranka, Roper River system, NT.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Crowley, L.E.L.M., Ivantsoff, W. & Allen, G.R. 1991. Freshwater fishes of the genus Craterocephalus (Atherinidae) from the southern drainages of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya with reference to C. s. stercusmuscarum from Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(1): 33-52 [46]

 

Generic Combinations

• Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [110]

 

Introduction

Often treated as Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum stercusmuscarum, one of two subspecies of Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum along with Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum fulvus. Both treated here as separate species. McGlashan & Hughes (2000, 2001) and Unmack & Dowling (2010) found evidence that the species as previously recognised was separable into five different genetic clades, not fully agreeing the previous classification. Two of those are treated here as separate species (C. lentiginosus and C. fulvus). In addition they recognised a maculatus clade from Central Queensland coastal rivers and Coopers Creek in the inland and an Atherton clade on the Atherton Tableland.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Keep River, NT (129°00'E) to Calliope River, QLD (23°56´S); tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, pelagic.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [79] (as C. s. stercusmuscarum)

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [138] (as C. s. stercusmuscarum)

Crowley, L.E.L.M., Ivantsoff, W. & Allen, G.R. 1991. Freshwater fishes of the genus Craterocephalus (Atherinidae) from the southern drainages of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya with reference to C. s. stercusmuscarum from Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(1): 33-52 [46] (as C. s. stercusmuscarum)

Ivantsoff, W. 1978. Taxonomic and systematic review of the Australian fish species of the family Atherinidae with references to related species of the Old World. Unpublished PhD Thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney 701 pp. 118 figs. [279] (as C. s. stercusmuscarum)

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. [35]

Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [116] (in part)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [110] (in part)

McGlashan, D.J. & Hughes, J.M. 2000. Reconciling patterns of genetic variation with stream structure, earth history and biology in the Australian freshwater fish Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Atherinidae). Molecular Ecology 9: 1737-1751

McGlashan, D.J. & Hughes, J.M. 2001. Genetic evidence for historical continuity between populations of the Australian freshwater fish Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Atherinidae) east and west of the Great Dividing Range. Journal of Fish Biology 59(Suppl. A): 55-67

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [148] (in part)

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] [102] (693, 694 as Craterocephalus worrelli)

Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [180] (as C. s. stercusmuscarum)

Taylor, W.R. 1964. Fishes of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 4: 44-307 figs 1-68 [136] (as C. worrelli)

Unmack, P.J. & Dowling, T.E. 2010. Biogeography of the genus Craterocephalus (Teleostei: Atherinidae) in Australia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(3): 968-984 [979]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (620, 624)

 

Common Name References

Cadwallader, P.L. & Backhouse, G.N. 1983. A Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Victoria. Melbourne : F.D. Atkinson Government Printer 249 pp. figs. [92] (Freshwater Hardyhead, Freshwater Silverside)

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [573] (Speckled Crat)

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. [35] (Line-eye)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [148] (Fly-specked Hardyhead, Mitchellian Hardyhead)

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] [102] (Northern Fresh Water Hardyhead, Worrell's Freshwater Hardyhead)

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