Species Hephaestus tulliensis De Vis, 1884
Khaki Grunter, Khaki Bream, Tully Grunter
- Hephaestus tulliensis De Vis, C.W. 1884. New Australian fishes in the Queensland Museum. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(2): 389-400 [399].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.12525-001, Tully and Murray rivers, QLD; QM I.115, Tully and Murray rivers, QLD; QM I.19801-3, Tully and Murray rivers, QLD.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883) [misidentification in part, considered Hepaestus tulliensis as a junior synonym]. —
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 [280]
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [533] - Terapon fuliginosus Macleay, 1883 [misidentification, in part]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [162] (considered Hephaestus tulliensis as a junior synonym of Terapon fuliginosus)
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
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
In easterly flow drainages of north-eastern Australia, from the Daintree River (16º09'S) south to the Herbert River (18º38'S), QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
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]
Allen, G.R. & Pusey, B.J. 1999. Hephaestus tulliensis De Vis, a valid species of grunter (Terapontidae) from fresh waters of north-eastern Queensland, Australia. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 3(4): 157-162 figs 1-2 [157]
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.
Jamandre, B.W., Real, K. & Hughes, J. 2011. Characterisation of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Hephaestus fuliginosus and cross-amplification in closely related Hephaestus tulliensis. Conservation Genetics 3: 4 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., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [224] (Khaki Grunter)
Allen, G.R. & Pusey, B.J. 1999. Hephaestus tulliensis De Vis, a valid species of grunter (Terapontidae) from fresh waters of north-eastern Queensland, Australia. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 3(4): 157-162 figs 1-2 [158] (Khaki Bream)
Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [390] (Tully Grunter)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Khaki 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 |