Species Leptatherina wallacei (Prince, Ivantsoff & Potter, 1982)

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• Atherinosoma wallacei Prince, J.D., Ivantsoff, W. & Potter, I.C. 1982. Atherinosoma wallacei, a new species of estuarine and inland water silverside (Teleostei : Atherinidae) from the Swan-Avon and Murray Rivers, Western Australia. The Australian Zoologist 21(1): 63-74 figs 1-2 [67, figs 1, 2].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.27275–001, Guildford, Swan-Avon River system, WA.
  Paratype(s) AM I.22527-001; BMNH 1981.11.30.20-22; CAS 48752; MNHP 1981-1259; UMMZ 209402-04; USNM 228884; WAM P.27276-001; WAM P.27277-001; WAM P.27278-001.

 

Generic Combinations

• Leptatherina wallacei (Prince, Ivantsoff & Potter, 1982). —
  Pavlov, A., Ivantsoff, W., Last, P.R. & Crowley, L.E.L.M. 1988. Kestratherina brevirostris, a new genus and species of silverside (Pisces: Atherinidae) with a review of atherinid marine and estuarine genera of southern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39: 385-397 [394]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Alexander River (122º46'E) to Bowes River (28º25´S), WA; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, freshwater, inshore, pelagic, schooling.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [75] (as Atherinosoma wallacei)

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [140]

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [143] (as Atherinosoma wallacei)

Morgan, D.L., Gill, H.S. & Potter, I.C. 1998. Distribution, identification and biology of freshwater fishes in south-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 56: 1-97 [35]

Pavlov, A., Ivantsoff, W., Last, P.R. & Crowley, L.E.L.M. 1988. Kestratherina brevirostris, a new genus and species of silverside (Pisces: Atherinidae) with a review of atherinid marine and estuarine genera of southern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39: 385-397 [394]

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. [357] (as Atherinosoma wallacei)

 

Common Name References

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [143] (Western Hardyhead)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Jul-2014	ATHERINIFORMES	14-Jul-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)