Species Acanthopagrus palmaris (Whitley, 1935)
Northwest Black Bream, Hump-headed Bream, North West Black Bream
- Roughleyia palmaris Whitley, G.P. 1935. Studies in Ichthyology No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum 19(4): 215-250 figs 1-11 pl. 18 [234, fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.12965, Port Hedland, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Acanthopagrus palmaris (Whitley, 1935). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1257, changed combination cited) - Mylio palmaris (Whitley, 1935). —
Munro, I.S.R. 1949. Revision of Australian silver breams, Mylio and Rhabdosargus. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 12(4): 182-223 figs 1-5 pls 16-23 [205]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA (25º21'S) to Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)
Distribution References
- 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 [140] (indicated that confirmation is needed for NT record)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, estuary, inshore, marine.
General References
Hsu, T.-H., Guillén Madrid, A.G., Burridge, C.P., Cheng, H.-Y. & Gwo, J.-C. 2011. Resolution of the Acanthopagrus black seabream complex based on mitochondrial and amplified fragment-length polymorphism analyses. Journal of Fish Biology 79: 1182–1192 [1184]
Iwatsuki, Y, Kume, M. & Yoshino, T. 2010. A new species, Acanthopagrus pacificus from the Western Pacific (Pisces, Sparidae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Series A 36(4): 115–130 [115]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1257)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [132] (Northwest Black Bream)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [84] (North West Black Bream)
Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [90] (Hump-headed Bream)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Northwest Black Bream)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2014 | SPARIDAE | 20-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |