Species Gazza rhombea Kimura, Yamashita & Iwatsuki, 2000
Rhomboid Ponyfish
- Gazza rhombea Kimura, S., Yamashita, T. & Iwatsuki, Y. 2000. A new species, Gazza rhombea, from the Indo-West Pacific, with a redescription of G. achlamys Jordan & Starks, 1917 (Perciformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyological Research 47(1): 1-12 figs 1-9 [2, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype NSMT P.55508, Okinawa, Japan.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gazza minuta Bloch, 1797. —
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. [182] (a misidentification, in part)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North West Shelf, WA to Cape Ferguson, QLD (19°17'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, continental shelf, inshore, marine.
General References
Kimura, S., Yamashita, T. & Iwatsuki, Y. 2000. A new species, Gazza rhombea, from the Indo-West Pacific, with a redescription of G. achlamys Jordan & Starks, 1917 (Perciformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyological Research 47(1): 1-12 figs 1-9
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. [182] (as G. minuta, in part)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Rhomboid Ponyfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [43] (Rhomboid Ponyfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | LEIOGNATHIDAE | 27-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |