Species Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill, 1862
Jewel Cichlid
- Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill, T.N. 1862. On the West African genus Hemichromis and descriptions of new species in the museums of the Academy and Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14: 134-139 [137].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 4097, No locality specified.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Ludmilla Creek, Fannie Bay Racecourse, Darwin, NT (12°26'S, 130°50'E), but probably eradicated, also reported from Cairns (16°55'S, 145°46'E) and Ross River, Townsville (19°19'S 146°45'E); tropical
Introduced from West Africa via aquarium trade.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Burrows, D.W. 2009. Distribution of exotic freshwater fishes in the Wet Tropics region, northern Queensland, Australia. Report 09/19. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University, Townsville. pp. 1-27 [9]
- Corfield, J., Diggles, B., Jubb, C., McDowall, R.M., Moore, A., Richards, A. & Rowe, D.K. 2008. Review of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia. Prepared for the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 277 pp. [19]
- Harris, J.H. 2013. 11. Fishes from elsewhere. pp. 259-282 in Humphries, P. & Walker, K. (eds). Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 423 pp. [264]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [169]
- Webb, A.C. 2007. Status of non-native freshwater fishes in tropical northern Queensland, including establishment success, rates of spread, range and introduction pathways. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 140: 63–78 [67]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Daget, J. and Teugels, G.G. 1991. Hemichromis. pp. 187-194 in Daget, J., Grosse, J.-P., Teugels, G. G. and Thys van den Audenaerde D. F. E. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa. CLOFFA. Paris : MRAC Tervuren, ORSTOM Vol. 4 pp. 1-740. [187-189]
Lintermans, M. 2004. Human-assisted dispersal of alien freshwater fish in Australia. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38(3): 481-501
Loiselle, P. V. 1979. A revision of the genus Hemichromis Peters 1858 (Teleostei: Cichlidae). 1. – The Hemichromis fasciatus species group 2. – The Hemichromis bimaculatus species group 3. – The Hemichromis guttatus species group. 4 – The Hemichromis letourneaux species group. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale. Série in Octavo. Sciences Zoologiques 228: 1-124
Webb, A.C. 2007. Status of non-native freshwater fishes in tropical northern Queensland, including establishment success, rates of spread, range and introduction pathways. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 140: 63–78
Common Name References
Harris, J.H. 2013. 11. Fishes from elsewhere. pp. 259-282 in Humphries, P. & Walker, K. (eds). Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 423 pp. [264] (Jewel Cichlid)
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [168] (Jewel Cichlid)
Lintermans, M. 2004. Human-assisted dispersal of alien freshwater fish in Australia. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38(3): 481-501 [483] (Jewel Cichlid)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABROIDEI | 12-Sep-2015 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |