Species Nibea soldado (Lacépède, 1802)
Silver Jewfish, Banana Jew, Grassy Jew, Silver Perch, Silver Teraglin, Soldier Croaker, Wiretooth, Yankee Whiting
- Holocentrus soldado Lacépède, B.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 4 728 pp. 16 pls. [344, 389].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 7606 (type locality as 'Cayenne' probably in error as this is an Indo-Pacific species; Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83–95 refers to MNHP 7606 as holotype), locality unknown. - Sciaena muelleri Steindachner, F. 1879. Über einige neue und seltene Fischarten aus den zoologischen Museen zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau. Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 16(4): 29-34 [29] [as Sciaena mülleri; described subsequently in more detail in Steindachner, F. 1879. Über einige neue und seltene Fischarten aus den k.k. Zoologischen Museen zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 41(2): 1–52 figs 1–9 [1]].
Type data:
Holotype SMNS 2267 (designated a Lectotype by Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [423, fig. 23], but only one specimen mentioned), Cleveland Bay, Townsville, QLD. - Corvina argentea Macleay, W.J. 1883. Notes on a collection of fishes from the Burdekin and Mary Rivers, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(2): 199-213 [204].
Type data:
Lectotype AM I.14578, Burdekin River, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) AM A.18241; AM A.18243; AM I.14579–I.14581; AM A.18245.Subsequent designation references:
Ogilby, J.D. 1918. Edible fishes of Queensland. Parts 10–14. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 6: 45-90 figs 16-26 [83].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [378]
Generic Combinations
- Sciaena soldado mulleri (Steindachner, 1879). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1193) - Johnius soldado (Lacépède, 1802). —
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [214] - Nibea soldado (Lacépède, 1802). —
Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [378-381] - Sciaena soldado (Lacépède, 1802). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [220]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Darwin, NT (131ºE) to Moreton Bay, QLD (27º15'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- 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) [321]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coastal, estuary, inshore.
General References
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [214] (as Johnius soldado)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [220] (as Sciaena soldado and p. 222 as Otolithus argenteus)
Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [90]
Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3162]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1193, as Sciaena soldado mulleri)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [400] (Silver Jewfish, Banana Jew, Grassy Jew, Silver Perch, Silver Teraglin, Wiretooth, Yankee Whiting)
Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3162] (FAO) (Soldier Croaker)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Silver Jewfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 17-Dec-2012 | 05-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |