Species Limnichthys nitidus Smith, 1958
Elegant Sandburrower, Donaldson's Sandburrower, Radiant Sandburrower, Sand Submarine
- Limnichthys nitidus Smith, J.L.B. 1958. The genus Limnichthys Waite, 1904 in African seas. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13 1(4): 247-249 [247 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype SAIAB 171 (Formerly RUSI 171), Pinda, Mozambique.
Paratype(s) SAIAB 3733 (Formerly RUSI 3733); SAIAB 3736. - Limnichthys donaldsoni Schultz, L.P. 1960. Family Trichonotidae. pp. 273-281, figs 107, 108 in Schultz, L.P., Chapman, W.M., Lachner, E.A. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 2. Families Mullidae through Stromateidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(2): 1-438, figs 91-132, pls 75-123 [278, fig. 107].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 140906, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Paratype(s) USNM 140907–140909 (2 specimens; 1 specimen; 1 specimen); USNM 164422–164423 (2 specimens).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [79]
Introduction
Fricke & Golani (2012) restrict Limnichthys nitidus to the western Indian Ocean, and use Limnichthys donaldsoni for the Pacific species. Other works have not separated the two forms (Nelson 1979, Yoshino et al. 1999. The species is difficult to separate from the sympatric L. fasciatus and some records of that species may belong to L fasciatus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals, WA, Ashmoire Reef and Cartier Island, Timor Sea, Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea to Brisbane QLD, Middleton Reef and Elizabeth Reef, NSW; Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [15]
- Gill, A.C. & Reader, S.E. 1992. Fishes. pp. 90-93, 193-228 in Hutchings, P. (ed.). Reef Biology. A Survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific. Canberra : Australian National Parks Vol. 3, Kowari 230 pp.
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [216]
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [328]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 4-20 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 (as L. donaldsoni)
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [15]
Fricke, R. & Golani, D. 2012. Limnichthys marisrubri, a new species of sand diver (Teleostei: Creediidae) from the Red Sea. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) New Series 5: 287–292
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. [1499]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [40] (as Limnichthys donaldsoni)
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. 1986. Family No. 232: Creediidae. pp. 736-737 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [737]
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]
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] (as Limnichthys donaldsoni)
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
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [761] (Radiant Sandburrower)
Myers, R.F. 1989. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Guam : Coral Graphics 298 pp. [203] (as L. donaldsoni) (Donaldson's Sandburrower)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Elegant Sandburrower)
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [737] (Sand Submarine)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 18-Sep-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 |