Species Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell, 1836)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Thynnus (Pelamis) unicolor Rüppell, W.P.E. 1836. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt Vol. 2, pp. 29–52, pls 8–14. [40, pl. 12(1)].

  Type data:

   Holotype SMF 2739, Jedda, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea (as Djetta).
• Pelamys nuda Günther, A. 1860. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Squamipinnes, Cirrhitidae, Triglidae, Trachinidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae, Xiphiidae. London : British Museum Vol. 2 548 pp. [368] [nom. nov for Thynnus unicolor Rüppell 1836, preoccupied by Scomber unicolor Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817 when both species are placed in Pelamys].

  Type data:

   Holotype SMF 2739 stuffed, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Collette, B.B. & Chao, L.N. 1975. Systematics and morphology of the bonitos (Sarda) and their relatives (Scombridae, Sardini). Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 73(3): 516-625 figs 1-70 [613]

 

Generic Combinations

• Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell, 1836). —
  Gill, T.N. 1862. On the limits and arrangement of the family of scombroids. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(3): 124-127 [125] (changed combination as type of genus Gymnosarda)
  Fraser-Brunner, A. 1950. The fishes of the family Scombridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 3(7): 131-163 figs 1-35 [149-150]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cape Leveque, WA (16°24'S) to Darwin, NT (130°50'E) and Cape York (142°32'S) to Brisbane (27°28'S), QLD, also Rowley Shoals (17°30'S) and Scott Reef (14°00'S), WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island, absent from Gulf of Carpentaria; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, coral reef, marine, pelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

Around outer reef dropoffs.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [232]

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [258]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1041]

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [144] (964)

Collette, B.B. 2001. Scombridae. pp. 3721-3756 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3735]

Collette, B.B. & Chao, L.N. 1975. Systematics and morphology of the bonitos (Sarda) and their relatives (Scombridae, Sardini). Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 73(3): 516-625 figs 1-70 [613]

Collette, B.B. & Nauen, C.E. 1983. FAO species catalogue. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 2. Rome : FAO. 137 pp. 81 figs [41]

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] [114] (757, as G. nuda)

Pepperell, J. 2010. Fishes of the Open Ocean a Natural History & Illustrated Guide. Sydney : University of New South Wales Press Ltd 266 pp. [104]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [443]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [443]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [48] (1406)

 

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [367] (Scaleless Tuna, White Tuna)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [356] (Peg-tooth Tuna, White-flesh Tuna)

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] [757] (Dog-tooth Tuna)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [443] (Dogtooth Tuna)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-May-2013		15-May-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)