Species Pingalla gilberti Whitley, 1955

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Pingalla gilberti Whitley, G.P. 1955. Taxonomic notes on fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1953–54: 44-57 figs 1-8 [46].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM IB.3148, Gilbert River, QLD.
  Paratype(s) QM I.10786.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Norman River (141º02´E) to upper reaches of Mitchell River (145º00'E) and south to upper reaches of Flinders River (20º50'S), eastern Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Algae feeder, detritivore, freshwater, herbivore.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 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. [1339]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [228]

Davis, A.M., Unmack, P.J., Pusey, B.J., Pearson, R.G. & Morgan, D.L. 2013. Ontogenetic development of intestinal length and relationships to diet in an Australasian fish family (Terapontidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 53, 16 pp.

Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [58]

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [535]

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [42] (903)

 

Common Name References

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [239] (Gilbert's Grunter)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Gilbert's Grunter)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
03-Sep-2018	TERAPONTIDAE	01-May-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
05-Dec-2012		05-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED