Species Dentatherina merceri Patten & Ivantsoff, 1983
Tusked Silverside, Mercer's Tusked Silverside (FAO)
- Dentatherina merceri Patten, J.M. & Ivantsoff, W. 1983. A new genus and species of atherinid fish, Dentatherina merceri, from the western Pacific. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 29(4): 329-339 figs 1-6 [331, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 210180, Tanjung Liang, Moluccas, Indonesia [3°S, 128°50'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.22653-001; AM I.22654-001; USNM 209578; USNM 209883; USNM 211044; USNM 220142; USNM 220145; USNM 230179; USNM 230364-65; USNM 230368; USNM 230370.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Scott (14º05'S) and Seringapatam Reefs (13º41'S), WA, and Lizard Island (14º40´S) to One Tree Island (23º30´S), QLD; tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, pelagic.
General References
Ivantsoff, W. 1999. Isonidae, Telmatherinidae, Dentatherinidae. pp. 2140-2145 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. [2145]
Common Name References
Ivantsoff, W. 1999. Isonidae, Telmatherinidae, Dentatherinidae. pp. 2140-2145 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. [2145] (Mercer's Tusked Silverside)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Tusked Silverside)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2014 | ATHERINIFORMES | 28-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |