Species Hemiramphus robustus Günther, 1866
Three-by-two Garfish, Flat-sided Garfish, Robust Garfish, Three By Two Garfish, Welsby's Garfish
- Hemiramphus robustus Günther, A. 1866. Catalogue of the Fishes of the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 6 368 pp. [270] [as Hemirhamphus robustus].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 2012.11.10.5, Long Island, TAS (as Van Diemen's Land). - Hemirhamphus welsbyi Ogilby, J.D. 1908. Descriptions of new Queensland fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 21: 87-98 [91].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.1542 (ex AFAQ 648), Moreton Bay, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM I.12539; CAS(SU) 20191 2 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Collette, B.B. 1974. The garfishes (Hemiramphidae) of Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 29(2): 11-105 figs 1-23 [43]
Generic Combinations
- Ardeapiscis welsbyi (Ogilby, 1908). —
Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [314] (as type of genus Ardeapiscis)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hemirhamphus robustus Günther, 1866 [misspelling of generic name in original description]. —
Günther, A. 1866. Catalogue of the Fishes of the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 6 368 pp. - Ardeaspiscis welsbyi (Ogilby, 1908) [misspelling of generic name]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Carnac Island, WA (32º07´S) to Long Island, Hogan Group, TAS (39º13´S) and eastern VIC; tropical,subtropical
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, Tas, Vic, WA: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, inshore, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 1-30 m.
General References
Collette, B.B. 1974. The garfishes (Hemiramphidae) of Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 29(2): 11-105 figs 1-23 [43]
Collette, B.B. 1999. Family Hemiramphidae. pp. 2180-2196 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2193]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [24]
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [724]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [102] (as Hemiramphus welsbyi and p. 103 as Hemiramphus robustus)
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] [56] (397, as Hemiramphus robustus; 404, as Hemiramphus welsbyi)
Parin, N.V., Collette, B.B. & Shcherbachev, Y.N. 1980. Preliminary review of the marine halfbeaks (Hemiramphidae, Beloniformes) of the tropical Indo-west Pacific. Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 97: 7-173 figs 1-47 [in Russian] [137]
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates & D.F. Hoese 2006. Hemiramphidae. pp. 732-739 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. [735]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (572, as Ardeaspiscis welsbyi; 576, as Hemiramphus robustus)
Common Name References
Collette, B.B. 1999. Family Hemiramphidae. pp. 2180-2196 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2193] (FAO) (Three-by-two Garfish)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [113] (Flat-sided Garfish)
Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [72] (Australian Marketing Name) (Three By Two Garfish)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [124] (Robust Garfish)
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] [56] (as H. welsbyi) (Welsby's Garfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Three-by-two Garfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | BELONIFORMES | 22-Oct-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |