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.
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
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27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |