Species Hephaestus jenkinsi (Whitley, 1945)
Western Sooty Grunter, Jenkin's Sooty Grunter, Jenkins Grunter, Jenkins' Grunter, Ord River Grunter, Sooty Grunter
- Mesopristes jenkinsi Whitley, G.P. 1945. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 11(1): 1-42 figs 1-15 [26].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.2763 (figured in Whitley, G.P. 1955. Taxonomic notes on fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1953–54: 44–57 figs 1–8 [fig. 2]), Ivanhoe Station, Ord River, WA. - Therapon brevipinnis Mees, G.F. 1971. Revisional notes on some species of the genus Therapon (Pisces : Theraponidae). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 45(20): 197-224 figs 1-6 [209].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 26398, Hann River, WA.
Paratype(s) RMNH 26399.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [285]
Generic Combinations
- Hephaestus jenkinsi (Whitley, 1945). —
Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [285-288]
Introduction
Pusey et al. (2016) indicated data from nuclear genes suggested that H. tulliensis, H. fuliginosus and H. jenkensi belong to a single species, but data from mitocondrial genes suggested the species are distinct species.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Meda River, WA (124º02´E) to Victoria River, NT (131º07´E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Leggett, R. 1990. A collection of freshwater fishes from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 527-545 fig. 1 [538]
- GiIl, H.S., Morgan, D.L., Doupe, R.G. & RowIand, A.J 2006. The fishes of Lake Kununurra, a highly regulated section of the Ord River in northern Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 23: 1-6 [4]
- 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 [160]
- Morgan, D., Cheinmora, D., Charles, A., Nulgit, P. & Kimberley Language Resource Centre 2006. Fishes of the King Edward and Carson Rivers with their Belaa and Ngarinyin names. Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research, Murdoch University / Kimberley Language Resource Centre. 69 pp. [47]
- Morgan, D.L. 2010. Fishes of the King Edward River in the Kimberley region, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 25: 351–368 [356]
- Morgan, D.L., Allen, M.G., Bedford, P. & Horstman, M. 2004. Fish fauna of the Fitzroy River in the Kimberley region of Western Australia – including the Bunuba, Gooniyandi, Ngarinyin, Nyikina and Walmajarii Aboriginal names. Records of the Western Australian Museum 22: 147-161 [150]
- Pusey, B.J., Burrows, D.W., Kennard, M.J., Perna, C.N., Unmack. P.J., Allsop, Q. & Hammer, M.P. 2017. Freshwater fishes of northern Australia. Zootaxa 4253(1): 1-104 [62]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, omnivore.
General References
Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 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. [1335]
Davis, A.M., Unmack, P.J., Pusey, B.J., Pearson, R.G. & Morgan, D.L. 2013. Ontogenetic development of intestinal length and relationships to diet in an Australasian fish family (Terapontidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 53, 16 pp.
Pusey, B.J., Bentley, A., Burrow, D., Perna, C., Davis, A. & Hughes, J. 2016. Complex and contrasting evolutionary histories within the terapontid genus Hephaestus revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Marine and Freshwater Research 67(12): 1813–1825 (provided evidence of interbreeding with H. fuliginosus and suggested that the species might be a synonym of H. fuliginosus)
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [47] (Sooty Grunter)
Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [158] (Jenkins Grunter)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [227] (Western Sooty Grunter, Jenkin's Sooty Grunter)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Western Sooty Grunter)
Whitley, G.P. 1956. List of native freshwater fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 39-47 [41] (Ord River Grunter)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2018 | TERAPONTIDAE | 01-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 05-Dec-2012 | 05-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |