Species Mordacia praecox Potter, 1968

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• Mordacia praecox Potter, I.C. 1968. Mordacia praecox, n. sp., a nonparasitic lamprey (Petromyzontidae), from New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 92(3): 254-261 figs 1-3 pl. 14 [254, figs 1-3, pl. 14].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM IB.7936, Moruya River, NSW.
  Paratype(s) AM IB.7937.

 

Introduction

Mordacia praecox was listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN in 1996, but, in Australia it is not listed as a threatened species as there is insufficient information on distribution, abundance and population size to adequately determine a conservation status.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Only from Moruya River (35º48´S) and Tuross River (36º12´S), NSW; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW: South East Corner (SEC)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

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. [53]

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1980. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls. [42]

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1996. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [34]

Potter, I.C. 1970. The life cycles and ecology of Australian lampreys of the genus Mordacia. Journal of Zoology, London 161: 487–511

Potter, I.C., Lanzing, W.J.R. & Strahan, R. 1968. Morphometric and meristic studies on populations of Australian lampreys of the genus Mordacia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 47: 533-546

Potter, I.C. & Strahan, R. 1968. The taxonomy of lampreys Geotria and Mordacia and their distribution in Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 179(2): 229-240 figs 1-2

Renaud, C.B. 2011. Lampreys of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Lamprey Species Known to Date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes No. 5. Rome : FAO 116 pp. [22]

 

Common Name References

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1980. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls. [40] (Non-parasitic Lamprey)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Non-parasitic Lamprey)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Nov-2011		15-Nov-2011	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)