Species Pingalla midgleyi Allen & Merrick, 1984

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• Pingalla midgleyi Allen, G.R. & Merrick, J.R. 1984. A new species of freshwater grunter (Pisces : Terapontidae) from northern Australia. The Beagle. Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 1(8): 75-80 figs 1-3 [76].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM S.10795–001, Katherine River, NT.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 35638-39; AMNH 35640; AM I.16859-018; NTM S.1239-001; NTM S.1249-1254; WAM P.26702-002; WAM P.27050-001; WAM P.27051-002.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Pingalla gilberti Whitley, 1955 [misidentification of NT specimens only]. —
  Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [311]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

East Alligator (133º08´E) and South Alligator (132º29'E) rivers, and upper reaches of the Katherine River (14º15'S), NT; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, omnivore.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 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. [1339]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [230]

Larson, H.K. & Martin, K.C. 1990. Freshwater Fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences Handbook Series Number 1. Darwin : Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 102 pp. 73 figs. [51]

Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [180]

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [241]

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. [536]

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]

 

Common Name References

Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [134] (as undescribed species) (Black Blotch Anal Fin Grunter)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [241] (Midgley's Grunter)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Midgley's Grunter)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
03-Sep-2018	TERAPONTIDAE	20-Apr-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
05-Dec-2012		05-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED