Species Macquaria ambigua (Richardson, 1845)
Golden Perch, Callop, Freshwater Bream, Murray Bream, Murray Perch, Perch, Tarki, White Perch, Yellowbelly, Yellowfin Perch
- Datnia ambigua Richardson, J. 1845. Ichthyology. 17-52 pls 7-8 (parts), 11-30 in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–43. London : E.W. Janson Vol. 2 139 pp. pls 1-60. [for publication date see Hureau, J.C. & Monod, Th. (eds) 1973. Checklist of the Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean. CLOFNAM 1. Paris : UNESCO 331 pp. [127]] [25, pl. 19] [as Datnia? ambigua].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH uncatalogued skins, Western Australia (probably in error). - Ctenolates macquariensis Günther, A. 1871. Description of a new percoid fish from the Macquarie River. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 320 pl. 33 [320, pl. 33].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1871.3.29.3, Macquarie River. - Dules auratus Castelnau, F.L. de 1872. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 1: 29-242 1 pl. [55] [type not in AM contra MacDonald, C.M. 1978. Morphological and biochemical systematics of Australian freshwater and estuarine percichthyid fishes. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 29(5): 667–698 figs 1–11 (694)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.5593, the Murray and other rivers of the Riverina, NSW; MNHP B.2932–3, the Murray and other rivers of the Riverina, NSW. - Dules flavescens Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne. [10].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Murray River, VIC. - Macquaria ambigua oriens Musyl, M.K. & Keenan, C.P. 1992. Population genetics and zoogeography of Australian freshwater golden perch, Macquaria ambigua (Richardson 1845) (Teleostei: Percichthyidae), and electrophoretic identification of a new species from the Lake Eyre Basin. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43(6): 1585-1601 [1598] [generally regarded as a valid subspecies].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM I.27137-27139, Fitzroy River, Queensland.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- MacDonald, C.M. 1978. Morphological and biochemical systematics of Australian freshwater and estuarine percichthyid fishes. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 29(5): 667-698 figs 1-11 [693-694]
Generic Combinations
- Macquaria ambigua (Richardson, 1845). —
MacDonald, C.M. 1978. Morphological and biochemical systematics of Australian freshwater and estuarine percichthyid fishes. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 29(5): 667-698 figs 1-11 [693] - Macquaria ambigua ambigua (Richardson, 1845). —
Lintermans, M. 2009. Fishes of the Murray-Darling Basin — An Introductory Guide. Canberra : Murray-Darling Basin Commission 157 pp. [MDBC Publication Number 10/07] [72] - Plectroplites ambiguus (Richardson, 1845). —
Gill, T.N. 1862. Remarks on the relations of the genera and other groups of Cuban fishes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(5): 235-242 [236] (changed combination as type of genus Plectroplites)
Roughley, T.C. 1951. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 343 pp. [146]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [156]
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [816]
Introduction
Macquaria ambigua is treated here as a single species, but genetic work has indicated that it is probably a composite of several subspecies or species (see Allen et al. 2000 and Pusey et al. 2004). Allen et al. (2000) and Pusey et al. (2004) recognised Macquaria ambigua oriens from eastern Queensland and Macquaria ambigua ambigua from other areas; a distinct form is also present in the Lake Eyre Basin. Further work will undoubtedly change the classification of this species.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Scattered coastal rivers from Fitzroy River, QLD to Richmond River, NSW throughout the Murray-Darling and in the internal Bulloo and Lake Eyre drainages, introductions in NT, QLD and NSW have confused the study of natural distributions, but those to WA have been unsuccessful; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Bulloo River basin, Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: Bulloo River basin, Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [816] (as Plectroplites ambiguus)
Harris, J.H. & Rowland, S.J. 1996. Family Percichthyidae. pp. 150-163 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [151]
MacDonald, C.M. 1978. Morphological and biochemical systematics of Australian freshwater and estuarine percichthyid fishes. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 29(5): 667-698 figs 1-11
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [140] (as Plectroplites ambiguus)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [156] (948, as Plectroplites ambiguus)
Musyl, M.K. & Keenan, C.P. 1992. Population genetics and zoogeography of Australian freshwater golden perch, Macquaria ambigua (Richardson 1845) (Teleostei: Percichthyidae), and electrophoretic identification of a new species from the Lake Eyre Basin. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43(6): 1585-1601 [1598]
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1062]
Wager, R. & Unmack, P.J. 2000. Fishes of the Lake Eyre Catchment of Central Australia. Brisbane : Department of Primary Industries and Queensland Fisheries Service 88 pp. [43] (considers Lake Eyre and Bulloo River forms as distinct species)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [41] (784, as Plectroplites ambiguus)
Common Name References
Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [121] (Golden Perch)
Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp. [263] (Freshwater Bream, Murray Bream, Tarki)
McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1980. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls. [145] (Callop, Murray Perch, Perch, White Perch)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [210] (Golden Perch, Yellowbelly)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Golden Perch)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [122] (Yellowfin Perch)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | PERCICHTHYIDAE | 09-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 21-Nov-2012 | 25-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |