Species Neoarius midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988)
Silver Cobbler, Lake Argyle Catfish, Lake Argyle Silver Cobbler, Midgley's Catfish, Ord River Catfish, Shovel-nosed Catfish, Shovelhead Catfish
- Arius midgleyi Kailola, P.J. & Pierce, B.E. 1988. A new freshwater catfish (Pisces: Ariidae) from northern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(1): 73-89 figs 1-8 [75, figs 1-2, 5-6].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.20858-006, Wickham Gorge, Victoria River, NT.
Paratype(s) AMNH 57082, Ord River, below Duncan Highway crossing, WA; NTM S.12083-001, Wilton River, NT; QM I.16735, Hodgson River, NT; WAM P.25597-001 (Fitzroy River locality probably in error, as the original locality was questioned in the WAM register. The species has not been subsequently recorded from the Fitzroy River), Fitzroy River, WA; ZMA 119.467, freshwater hole near Wyndham, WA; QM I.12910, Flinders River, near Maxwellton, QLD; AMNH 57454SW (3. Previously included in AMNH51649), junction of Big Horse Creek and Victoria River, NT; AMNH 57454 (Previously included in AMNH51649), junction of Big Horse Creek and Victoria River, NT; NTM S.12070-001 (2), Mannaburoo Hole, NT; NTM F.35-36 (2), Wollogorang Homestead, NT; QM I.16737, Mannaburoo Hole, Linmen Bright River, NT; QM I.16738 (2), Mannaburoo Hole, Linmen Bright River, NT; WAM P.25708-001, Forbes Yard, Traine River, WA; WAM P.28776-001, Lake Argyle, WA; WAM P.21338-002 (4. Previously included in WAM P.21338-001), Ord River, WA; QM I.12757, Flinders River, near Maxwellton, QLD; QM I.16730 (2), Flinders River, in Maxwellton area, QLD; QM I.11364, Forest Home Station, Gilbert River, QLD; AM IB.2882, Forest Home Station, Gilbert River, QLD; QM I.11990, Mitchell River, QLD
Comment: Many paratypes of this species are also paratypes of Arius paucus Kailola 2000.
Generic Combinations
- Ariopsis midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988). —
Kailola, P.J. 2004. A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 87-166 [77] - Neoarius midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988). —
Ferraris, C.J. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [Date published 8 March 2007] [47]
Marceniuk, A.P. & Menezes, N.A. 2007. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa 1416: 1-126 [Date published 8 March 2007] [77]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Arius midgelyi Kailola & Pierce, 1988 [misspelling of species name]. —
Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Bird, J. 2000. Fishes of the dune fields of Cape Flattery, northern Queensland and other dune systems in north-eastern Australia. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 11(1): 65-74 [72]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
From the Carson and Ord Rivers, Kimberley, WA through to Alligator River, NT; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Brackish water, freshwater.
General References
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [73] (as Arius midgleyi)
Ferraris, C.J. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [Date published 8 March 2007] [47] (as Neoarius midgleyi )
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [21] (as Arius midgleyi)
Kailola, P.J. 2000. Six new species of fork-tailed catfishes (Pisces, Teleostei, Ariidae) from Australia and New Guinea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 16: 127-144 [127] (as Arius midgleyi)
Kailola, P.J. 2004. A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 87-166 [126] (as Ariopsis midgleyi)
Marceniuk, A.P. & Menezes, N.A. 2007. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa 1416: 1-126 [Date published 8 March 2007] [77] (as Neoarius midgleyi)
Morgan, D.L. 2010. Fishes of the King Edward River in the Kimberley region, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 25: 351–368 [355]
Morgan, D.L., Allen, G.R., Pusey, B.J. & Burrows, D.W. 2011. A review of the freshwater fishes of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Zootaxa 2816: 1-64 [11]
Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Bird, J. 2000. Fishes of the dune fields of Cape Flattery, northern Queensland and other dune systems in north-eastern Australia. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 11(1): 65-74 [72] (as Arius midgelyi - misidentification of Neoarius paucus)
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1060] (as Arius midgleyi)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [54] (Shovel-nosed Catfish)
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. [11] (Midgley's Catfish, Shovelhead Catfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Silver Cobbler)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [83] (Silver Cobbler, Lake Argyle Catfish, Lake Argyle Silver Cobbler, Ord River Catfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Sep-2013 | SILURIFORMES | 10-Sep-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |