Species Herklotsichthys lippa (Whitley, 1931)
Smallspotted Herring, Australian Spotted Herring, Small-spotted Herring
- Harengula lippa Whitley, G.P. 1931. Studies in Ichthyology No. 5. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 138-160 figs 1-2 pls 20-21 [142, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.12828 (ex WAM P.18), Port Hedland, WA.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northern WA to Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD; tropical, New Guinea (Aru Island); frequently confused with H. koningsbergeri.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, inshore, pelagic, schooling.
General References
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] [23] (as Harengula lippa)
Munroe, T.A., Wongratana, T. & Nizinski, M.S. 1999. Family Clupeidae. pp. 1775-1821 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1800]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (188)
Common Name References
Munroe, T.A., Wongratana, T. & Nizinski, M.S. 1999. Family Clupeidae. pp. 1775-1821 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1800] (FAO) (Australian Spotted Herring)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [64] (Small-spotted Herring)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Smallspotted Herring)
History of changes
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27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |