Genus Johnius Bloch, 1793
- Johnius Bloch, M.E. 1793. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin : J. Morino Vol. 7 144 pp. pls 324-360. [132].
Type species:
Johnius carutta Bloch, 1793 by subsequent designation, see Gill, T.N. 1861. Revision of the genera of North American Sciaenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 13: 79-89 [85].
Introduction
We follow Sasaki (1996, 2001) in recognising various species and in not recognising Johnius novaehollandiae which is regarded as probably having the wrong type locality. Many of the species are misidentified in the literature.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
SCIAENIDAE: Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822) [indicated that type of Sciaena novaehollandiae Steindachner is a specimen of J. coitor a species not known from Australia and the type locality of Port Jackson is probably wrong] — Sasaki, K. in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1–670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671–1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473–2178. [1259]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95
Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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.
Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14
History of changes
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| 17-Dec-2012 | 17-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |