Species Gonorynchus greyi (Richardson, 1845)
Beaked Salmon, Ratfish, Sand Eel, Sand Fish, Sandfish, Shark Whiting
Compiler and date details
20 April 2011 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
- Rynchana greyi Richardson, J. 1845. Ichthyology. 17-52 pls 7-8 (parts), 11-30 in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–43. London : E.W. Janson Vol. 2 139 pp. pls 1-60. [for publication date see Hureau, J.C. & Monod, Th. (eds) 1973. Checklist of the Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean. CLOFNAM 1. Paris : UNESCO 331 pp. [127]] [44, fig., pl. 29(1-6)] [as Rhynchana greyi in table of contents].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1855.9.19.967, Western Australia and Port Nicholson, Cook's Strait, NZ; BMNH 1848.3.19.19, Western Australia and Port Nicholson, Cook's Strait, NZ.Type locality references:
Ogilby, J.D. 1911. On the genus Gonorhynchus (Gronovius). Annals of the Queensland Museum 10: 30-35 [34]. - Gonorhynchus parvimanus Ogilby, J.D. 1911. On the genus Gonorhynchus (Gronovius). Annals of the Queensland Museum 10: 30-35 [34].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (formerly J.T. Jameson personal collection, presumed lost Grande, T. 1999. Revision of the genus Gonorynchus Scopoli, 1777 (Teleostei: Ostariophysi). Copeia 1999(2): 453–469 [459]), Moreton Bay, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Grande, T. 1999. Revision of the genus Gonorynchus Scopoli, 1777 (Teleostei: Ostariophysi). Copeia 1999(2): 453-469 [455]
Generic Combinations
- Gonorynchus greyi (Richardson, 1845).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Hervey Bay, QLD (25ºS) to Shark Bay, WA (25º21´S); also known from Lord Howe and Norfolk islands; temperate, south-west Pacific (New Zealand).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), 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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast, SE oceanic
- Norfolk Island
- Queensland: Central E coast
- South Australia: Bass Strait, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, SW coast
Distribution References
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [158]
- Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [21]
- Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [723]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, estuary, inshore, marine, oceanic, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adults benthic, juveniles pelagic; 0-200 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Gonorynchidae, Plotosidae, Salmonidae. pp. 215-231 figs 192-206 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [227]
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Gonorynchidae: Beaked Sandfishes. pp. 195 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [195]
Grande, T. 1999. Revision of the genus Gonorynchus Scopoli, 1777 (Teleostei: Ostariophysi). Copeia 1999(2): 453-469 [459]
McCulloch, A.R. 1930. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5(1–4): 1-534 [52]
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] [28] (196)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Gonorynchidae. pp. 342-343 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. [342]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (288)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [228] (Sand Eel, Sand Fish, Shark Whiting)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [122] (Beaked Salmon)
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. [177] (Ratfish, Sandfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Beaked Salmon)
History of changes
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| 01-Feb-2013 | 01-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 24-May-2011 | 24-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |