Species Nuchequula glenysae Kimura, Kimura & Ikejima, 2008
Twoblotch Ponyfish
- Nuchequula glenysae Kimura, S., Kimura, R. & Ikejima, K. 2008. Revision of the genus Nuchequula with descriptions of three new species (Perciformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyological Research 55: 22-42 [36-38, fig. 14].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO A2444, East of Wellesley Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland [16°47'S, 139°51'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO A.2180–A.2183, Gulf of Carpentaria, SW of Wellesley, Queensland [17°15'S, 139°45'E]; CSIRO A.2211, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland [17°20'30"S, 139°35'12"E]; CSIRO A2286, Gulf of Carpentaria, NW of Karumba, Queensland [17°15'00"S, 140°29'24"E]; CSIRO A2337, Gulf of Carpentaria, NW of Karumba, Queensland [17°02'12"S, 140°16'30"E]; CSIRO A2440–A2443, A2445, B3510, East of Wellesley Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland [16°47'S, 139°51'E]; CSIRO A2705–A2708, Arnhem Bay, Northern Territory [12°20'S, 136°10'E]; CSIRO A4059–A4066, S of Bountiful I., Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland [16°47'S, 139°50'E]; CSIRO B2179, off Tasman Point, Groote Eylandt, NT [14°20'S, 136°11'E]; CSIRO CA 441, W of Cape Lévêque, Western Australia; FRLM 14520, Poka, Ambon, Indonesia.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Eubleekeria (Nuchequula) blochi Valenciennes, 1835 [misidentification]. —
Whitley, G.P. 1932. Some fishes of the family Leiognathidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 10(2): 99-116 fig. 1 pls 13-14 [109] - Leiognathus blochii (Valenciennes, 1835) [misidentifications]. —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [169, 333] (misidentification)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [186] (a misidentification)
Jones, G. 1985. Revision of the Australian species of the fish family Leiognathidae. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36: 559-613 figs 1-19 [576-578] (a misidentification; noted differences between type specimens and specimens from Australia but considered these insufficient to warrant recognition of a new species)
Woodland, D.J., Premcharoen, S. & Cabanban, A.S. 2001. Leiognathidae. pp. 2792-2823 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. [2803] (a misidentification, in part)
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Leiognathidae. pp. 1176-1182 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. [1178] (a misidentification)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Cape Leveque, WA (16°20'S) to east of Wellesley Islands, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD ( 17°15'S, 140°29'E ); tropical, west Pacific (Indonesia).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, soft bottom.
General References
Chakrabarty, P. & Sparks, J.S. 2007. Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Nuchequula Whitley, 1932 (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with the description of a new species. American Museum Novitates 3588: 1-25 [16] (noted that records of Nuchequula blochii from Australia probably represented a different species)
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Leiognathidae. pp. 1176-1182 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. [1178] (as Leiognathus blochii)
Jones, G. 1985. Revision of the Australian species of the fish family Leiognathidae. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36: 559-613 figs 1-19 [576] (as Leiognathus blochii)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [186] (as Leiognathus blochii)
Whitley, G.P. 1932. Some fishes of the family Leiognathidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 10(2): 99-116 fig. 1 pls 13-14 [109] (as Eubleekeria (Nuchequula) blochii)
Woodland, D.J., Premcharoen, S. & Cabanban, A.S. 2001. Leiognathidae. pp. 2792-2823 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. [2803] (as Leiognathus blochii in part)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Twoblotch Ponyfish)
Woodland, D.J., Premcharoen, S. & Cabanban, A.S. 2001. Leiognathidae. pp. 2792-2823 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. [2803] (FAO) (Twoblotch Ponyfish)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [43] (as Leiognathus blochii) (Twoblotch Ponyfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | LEIOGNATHIDAE | 27-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 15-Sep-2011 | 15-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |