Species Acanthopagrus morrisoni Iwatsuki, 2013
Western Yellowfin Bream, Japanese Bream, West Australian Bream, Western Yellow-finned Bream, Yellowfin Bream, Yellowfin Seabream
- Acanthopagrus morrisoni Iwatsuki, Y. 2013. Review of the Acanthopagrus latus complex (Perciformes: Sparidae) with descriptions of three new species from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 83(1): 64-95 [79, fig. 4].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.33303-001, Hooley Creek, Ashburton River, Western Australia.
Paratype(s) WAM P.33491-001; WAM P.33513-001.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Sparus berda Forsskål, 1775 [misidentification]. —
Paradice, W.E. & Whitley, G.P. 1927. Northern Territory fishes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 9(1): 76-106 figs 1-3 pls 11-15 [88] - Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782) [misidentification]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1260) - Mylio latus (Houttuyn, 1782) [misidentification]. —
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 [201] - Caeso latus (Houttuyn, 1782) [misidentification]. —
Taylor, W.R. 1964. Fishes of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 4: 44-307 figs 1-68 [210] - Sparus datnia (Hamilton, 1822). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [232] (a misidentification; previously treated as a synonym of A. latus, Coius datnia Hamilton, 1822 is now considered valid as Sparidentex datnia and restricted to India [see Iwatsuki & Carpenter, 2006])
Introduction
This species has long been known in Australia as Acanthopagrus latus. Iwatsuki (2013) separated that formerly recognised species into multiple species, with this species restricted to Australia.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA (26º10'S) to Weipa, QLD (141º36'S), distribution in freshwater not well documented; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Darwin Coastal (DAC)
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 [139] (as Acanthopagrus latus)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, estuary, inshore, mangrove, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Rarely in freshwater
General References
Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [102] (as Acanthopagrus latus)
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [344] (as Acanthopagrus latus)
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] (as Acanthopagrus latus)
Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Sparidae, Lethrinidae. pp. 2990-3050 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. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2997] (as Acanthopagrus latus, in part, Australian records only)
Dor, M. 1984. CLOFRES, Checklist of the Fishes of the Red Sea. Jerusalem : Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities 437 pp. 2 figs. [157] (as Acanthopagrus latus, in part, Australia only)
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 [1148] (as Acanthopagrus latus, Australian records only)
Iwatsuki, Y. & Carpenter, K.E. 2006. Acanthopagrus taiwanensis, a new sparid fish (Perciformes), with comparisons to Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775) and other nominal species of Acanthopagrus. Zootaxa 1202: 1-19 [13] (as Acanthopagrus latus, in part, Australian distribution only)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [232] (as Sparus datnia)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1260, as Acanthopagrus latus)
Common Name References
Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [102] (Western Yellow-finned Bream)
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2344] (Japanese 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] (Western Yellowfin Bream)
Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Sparidae, Lethrinidae. pp. 2990-3050 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. 5 2791-3379 pp. [2997] (FAO) (Yellowfin Seabream)
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [204] (West Australian Bream)
Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [90] (Yellowfin Bream)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Western Yellowfin Bream)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2014 | SPARIDAE | 27-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |