Species Eleutheronema tetradactylus (Shaw, 1804)

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• Polynemus tetradactylus Shaw, G. 1804. General Zoology or Systematic Natural History. Fishes. London : G. Kearsley Vol. 5 1-463 pls 1(or 93)-182. [155] [the name is derived from the Greek poly = many and the Greek noun dactylos = fingers, and latinized as a masculine noun by Shaw, consequently the name remains tetradactylus, rather than tetradactylum].

  Type data:

   Neotype NSMT P.60912, Gariahat, Calcutta, West Bengal, India (original material from Vizagapatnam, India).

  Subsequent designation references:

  Motomura, H., Iwatsuki, Y., Kimura, S. & Yoshino, T. 2002. Revision of the Indo-west Pacific polynemid fish genus Eleutheronema (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research 49: 47-61 [52].
• Polynemus coecus Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 [354, pl. 9(1)].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) AM I.9791, Port Darwin, NT; AM I.16295–001, Port Darwin, NT.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Motomura, H., Iwatsuki, Y., Kimura, S. & Yoshino, T. 2002. Revision of the Indo-west Pacific polynemid fish genus Eleutheronema (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research 49: 47-61 [52]

 

Generic Combinations

• Eleutheronema tetradactylus (Shaw, 1804). —
  Bleeker, P. 1862. Sixième mémoire sur la faune ichthyologique de l'île Batjan. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 14: 99-112 [110] (changed combination as type of genus Eleutheronema)

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804) [a common misspelling of species name]. —
  Motomura, H. 2004. Family Polynemidae Rafinesque 1815 threadfins. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 32: 1-18 [2]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Port Hedland, WA (18°35'E) to Fitzroy River, QLD (23°31'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, estuary, inshore, marine, mud bottom-marine, sand bottom marine.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [176]

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. [110]

Feltes, R.M. 2001. Polynemidae. pp. 3090-3116 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. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3096]

Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp. [334]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [120]

Motomura, H. 2004. Threadfins of the World (Family Polynemidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, No. 3. Rome : FAO 117 pp., 152 figs, 6 pls. [16]

Motomura, H., Iwatsuki, Y., Kimura, S. & Yoshino, T. 2002. Revision of the Indo-west Pacific polynemid fish genus Eleutheronema (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research 49: 47-61 [52]

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] [108] (731)

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. [254]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [40] (679)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [250]

 

Common Name References

Feltes, R.M. 2001. Polynemidae. pp. 3090-3116 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. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3096] (FAO) (Fourfinger Threadfin)

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [156] (Blind Tassel-fish, Blue Salmon, Colonial Salmon)

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [288] (Australian Marketing Name) (Blue Threadfin)

Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp. [334] (Bluenose Salmon, Blunt-nosed Salmon, Rockhampton Salmon)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [415] (Burnett Salmon, Kingfish, Tassel-fish)

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] [108] (Cooktown Salmon, Giant Threadfin, Rockhampton Kingfish)

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

Yearsley, G.K. (ed.) 1995. Marketing Names for Fish and Seafood in Australia. Canberra : Department of Primary Industries and Energy 170 pp. [90] (Blue Salmon, Threadfin)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
26-Nov-2012		26-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)