Genus Ilisha Richardson, 1846
- Ilisha Richardson, J. 1846. Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the 15th meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1845: 187-320 [306].
Type species:
Ilisha abnormis Richardson, 1846 by monotypy (= Alosa elongata Bennett, 1830).
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
CLUPEIDAE: Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Munroe, T.A., Wongratana, T. & Nizinski, M.S. 1999. Family Pristigasteridae. pp. 1754-1770 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. [1764]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Atlantic Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp., N coast
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
- Western Australia: NW coast
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |
- Alosa elongata Bennett, E.T. 1830. Catalogue of the fishes of Sumatra. pp. 686–694 in Lady Raffles (ed.) Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Stanford Raffles. London 701 pp. [not seen] [691].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1852.9.13.107 skin, Sumatra, Indonesia. - Ilisha abnormis Richardson, J. 1846. Report on the ichthyology of the seas of China and Japan. Report of the 15th meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1845: 187-320 [306].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1964.11.6.4, Chinese seas.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Record based on literature reference below; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, estuary, inshore, pelagic.
General References
Munroe, T.A., Wongratana, T. & Nizinski, M.S. 1999. Family Pristigasteridae. pp. 1754-1770 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. [1758]
Common Name References
Munroe, T.A., Wongratana, T. & Nizinski, M.S. 1999. Family Pristigasteridae. pp. 1754-1770 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. [1758] (FAO) (Elongate Ilisha)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Ilisha lunula Kailola, P.J. 1986. A new species of clupeid fish (Pisces: Pristigasteridae) from northern Australia and Papua. The Beagle. Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 3(1): 51-57 [52, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO B 4111, Arafura Sea, NT [11°43´S, 136°18´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.15557-023, I.21942-004, I.26861-002, IB.1268; BMNH 1982.7.20.184-195, 1982.7.20.196-216; CSIRO B 2104-05; NTM S.10051-007, S.10095.007, S.10203-002, S.10404.003, S.11676-001.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Arafura Sea, NT to Fitzroy River, QLD (23°31´S); tropical, New Guinea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, estuary, inshore.
General References
Munroe, T.A., Wongratana, T. & Nizinski, M.S. 1999. Family Pristigasteridae. pp. 1754-1770 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. [1761]
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. [155] (as Ilisha melastoma)
Common Name References
Munroe, T.A., Wongratana, T. & Nizinski, M.S. 1999. Family Pristigasteridae. pp. 1754-1770 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. [1761] (FAO) (Crescent Long-tailed Ilisha)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Longtail Ilisha)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Ilisha striatula Wongratana, T. 1983. Diagnoses of 24 new species and proposal of a new name for a species of Indo-Pacific clupeoid fishes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 29(4): 385-407 figs 1-25 [396, fig. 13].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1968.8.26.2, Pakistan [25°11´N, 66°20´E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1898.6.29.184; BMNH 1969.11.6.5-6; BMNH 1975.3.20.696-699; BMNH 1975.3.20.700-709.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Broome, WA; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, pelagic.
General References
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. FAO species catalog. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). Part 1 — Chirocentridae, Clupeidae and Pristigasteridae. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 7 Pt 1. 1–303 pp. [277], FAO) (Banded Ilisha)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |