Species Gerres oblongus Cuvier, 1830

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• Gerres oblongus Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 6 559 pp. pls 141-169. [479].

  Type data:

   Lectotype MNHP 9497, Sri Lanka.
  Paralectotype(s) MNHP 1999–1121.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Iwatsuki, Y., Kimura, S. & Yoshino, T. 2001. Redescription of Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801) and Gerres oblongus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830, included in the Gerres longirostris complex (Perciformes: Gerreidae). Copeia 2001(4): 954-965 [963].
• Gerres macrosoma Bleeker, P. 1854. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Halmajeira (Gilolo). Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 6: 49-62 [56].

  Type data:

   Neotype RMNH 6689, Sindangole, Halmahera, Indonesia.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Iwatsuki, Y., Kimura, S. & Yoshino, T. 2001. Redescription of Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801) and Gerres oblongus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830, included in the Gerres longirostris complex (Perciformes: Gerreidae). Copeia 2001(4): 954-965 [963].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Iwatsuki, Y., Kimura, S. & Yoshino, T. 2001. Redescription of Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801) and Gerres oblongus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830, included in the Gerres longirostris complex (Perciformes: Gerreidae). Copeia 2001(4): 954-965 [961]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Darwin, NT (130°50'E) to Shoalwater Bay, QLD (22°24'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

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

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, estuary, inshore, mangrove, mud bottom–marine, sand bottom marine, schooling, silt bottom–marine.

 

General References

Iwatsuki, Y., Kimura, S. & Yoshino, T. 2001. Redescription of Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801) and Gerres oblongus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830, included in the Gerres longirostris complex (Perciformes: Gerreidae). Copeia 2001(4): 954-965 [961]

Woodland, D.J. 2001. Gerreidae. pp. 2946-2960 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. [2955] (and p. 2954, as G. macrosoma)

 

Common Name References

Munro, I.S.R. 1967. The Fishes of New Guinea. Port Moresby : Dept. Agric. Stock Fish. 651 pp. 23 figs 84 pls. [334] (for G. macrosoma) (Slender-bodied Silver-biddy)

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

Woodland, D.J. 2001. Gerreidae. pp. 2946-2960 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. [2955] (FAO) (Slender Silverbiddy, Largebodied Silverbiddy)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Dec-2012		05-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED