Species Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986

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Species Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986

Longtail Ilisha, Crescent Long-tailed Ilisha

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.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Longtail Ilisha)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED

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