Species Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775)
Australian Giant Herring, Banana Fish, Giant Herring, Lady Fish, Pin-cushion Fish, Pincushion Fish, Ten-pounder
Compiler and date details
20 April 2011 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC P.17153 skin, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea.
Generic Combinations
- Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775). —
Fraser, T.H. 1973. The fish Elops machnata in South Africa. Special Publication J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 11: 1-6
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Albany to Shark Bay, WA; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, inshore, marine, pelagic, schooling.
Extra Ecological Information
0-40 m.
General References
Bray, D.J. 2008. Family Elopidae: Giant Herrings, Ten Pounders. pp. 154-155 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Elopidae. pp. 221-222 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp.
Common Name References
Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [179] (Banana Fish, Lady Fish, Pincushion Fish, Ten-pounder)
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [75] (Giant Herring)
Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [96] (Pin-cushion Fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Australian Giant Herring)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [18] (Australian Giant Herring)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 17-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
27-Jul-2016 | 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
26-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |