Species Gnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
Little Conger, Little Conger Eel, Little Conger-eel, Silver Conger
- Congromuraena longicauda Ramsay, E.P. & Ogilby, J.D. 1888. Descriptions of two new fishes from Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 2(4): 1021-1023 [1022] [derivation from the Latin longus = long + the Latin noun cauda = tail].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.1618, Parramatta River, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Gnathophis longicauda (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888). —
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. [142] (changed combination cited)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Congromuraena habenatus (Richardson, 1848) [misidentification]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [65] - Poutawa habenata (Richardson, 1848) [misidentification]. —
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] [45] - Gnathophis habenatus (Richardson, 1848) [misidentification; Gnathophis habenatus is only known from New Zealand (see Karmovskaya & Paxton 2000)]. —
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [164] - Gnathophis longicaudatus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888) [misspelling, treated name as an adjective]. —
Karmovskaya, E.S. & Paxton, J.P. 2000. Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (Family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Ichthyology 40(Suppl. 1): 1-14
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Pottsville, NSW (28°24'S, 153°40'E) to Shark Bay, WA (24º52'S, 113°08'E), including TAS; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
2-100 m
General References
Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Congridae. pp. 287-297 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. [293]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [17]
Karmovskaya, E.S. & Paxton, J.P. 2000. Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (Family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Ichthyology 40(Suppl. 1): 1-14 [S2] (as Gnathophis longicaudatus and Gnathophis habenatus in part)
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [164] (as Gnathophis habenatus)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [65] (as Congermuraena habenatus)
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] [45] (318, as Poutawa habenata)
Smith, D.G. 2008. Family Congridae. pp. 174-179 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [177]
Smith, D.G. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Derichthyidae, Nemichthyidae, Congridae, Nettastomatidae, Serrivomeridae. pp. 259-290 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [279]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [36] (351 as Gnathophis habenatus habenatus, and 352 as Gnathophis habenatus longicauda)
Common Name References
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [122] (Little Conger-eel)
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [75] (Little Conger Eel)
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [164] (Silver Conger)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Little Conger)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [19] (Little Conger)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 30-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 23-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |