Species Limnichthys fasciatus Waite, 1904
Tommyfish, Barred Sand Burrower, Sand-diver, Striped Sand-diver, Tommy Fish
- Limnichthys fasciatus Waite, E.R. 1904. Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 4. Records of the Australian Museum 5(3): 135-186 fig. 32 pls 17-24 [178, pl. 23(4)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.5854–5856 (3 specimens), Lord Howe Island, NSW; AM I.5858, Lord Howe Island, NSW. - Limnichthys fasciatus major Whitley, G.P. 1945. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 11(1): 1-42 figs 1-15 [31].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.121-001, Garden Island, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Nelson, J.S. 1979. Some osteological differences between the blennioid fishes Limnichthys polyactis and L. rendahli, with comments on other species of Creediidae. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 273-277 figs 1-3 [273]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Schizochirus insolens Waite, 1904 [misidentification]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. Fishes from the Coral Sea and the Swain Reefs. Records of the Australian Museum 26(5): 145-195 figs 1-15 pls 8-10 [151] (see Nelsoin 1979)
Introduction
As currently recognised the species in Australia is composed of two geographically separate populations, one from Six Mile Island in the Great Australian Bight to the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. The other is widely distributed from Cape York, Queensland to southern New South Wales and Lord Howe Island. In addition the species is known from Japan and Taiwan. Nelson (1978) tentatively separated the western population as a subspecies Limnichthys fasciatus major. Further work is needed to clarify the identity of these various populations. Misidentifications are common and some tropical specimens may belong to Limnichthys nitidus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Six Mile Island (33°37`S, 123°53`E) to Kendrew Island (20°29`S, 116°32`E) and Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea (10°20'S, 144°32'E) to off Eden, NSW (37°S, 149°E); tropical, temperate, east-Indoi-west Pacific (south-western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean off Australia), Vanuatu, Japan and Taiwan.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, rock reef, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 0-150 m.
General References
Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [166]
Glover, C.J.M. 1994. Family Creediidae. pp. 715-716 figs 626-627 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [716]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Creediidae. pp. 1497-1499 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1498]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [40]
Johnson, J.W. 2008. Family Creediidae. pp. 674-675 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [675]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [334]
Nelson, J.S. 1978. Limnichthys polyactis, a new species of blennioid fish from New Zealand with notes on the taxonomy and distribution of other Creediidae (including Limnichthyidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5(2): 351-364 figs 1-5
Nelson, J.S. 2001. Trichonotidae, Creediidae, Percophidae. pp. 3511-3516 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3514]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] (as Limnichthys fasciatus major)
Yoshino, T., Kon, T. & Okabe, S. 1999. Review of the genus Limnichthys (Perciformes: Creediidae) from Japan, with description of a new species. Ichthyological Research 46(1): 73-83
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [716] (Tommyfish, Sand-diver)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [139] (Striped Sand-diver)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [318] (Tommy Fish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [359] (Barred Sand Burrower)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Tommyfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 24-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 22-Sep-2011 | 22-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |