Species Opistognathus darwiniensis Macleay, 1878
Darwin Jawfish
- Opisthognathus darwiniensis Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 [355, pl. 9(3)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.16401–001, Port Darwin, NT.
Generic Combinations
- Tandya darwiniensis (Macleay, 1878). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [52] - Gnathypops darwiniensis (Macleay, 1878). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [330]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ningaloo Reef, WA (22°42´S) to Cobourg Peninsula, NT (132°12´E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef, sand bottom marine, silt bottom-marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Inhabits burrow.
General References
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [330] (as Gnathypops darwiniensis)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [52] (1807 as Tandya darwiniensis)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [126] (Darwin Jawfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Darwin Jawfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 23-Nov-2012 | 23-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |