Species Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau, 1878)
Giant Glassfish, Chanda Perch, Giant Perchlet, Gulliver's Perchlet
- Acanthoperca gulliveri Castelnau, F.L. de 1878. Notes on the fishes of the Norman River. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 3(1): 41-51 [45].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.4290–1, Norman River, QLD; MMUS F.426 142 mm SL, Norman River [QLD]. - Ambassis gigas Ramsay, E.P. & Ogilby, J.D. 1886. A contribution to the knowledge of the fish fauna of New Guinea. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1(1): 8-20 [9].
Type data:
Holotype AM B.9958, Strickland River, New Guinea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Allen, G.R. & Burgess, W.E. 1990. A review of the glass-fishes (Ambassidae) of Australia and New Guinea. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 34: 139-206 [192]
Generic Combinations
- Parambassis gulliveri (Castelnau, 1878). —
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [153] - Ambassis gulliveri (Castelnau, 1878). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [196]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known from a few large rivers of northern Australia including Ord River, WA (128º35´E), Victoria River, NT (129º57´E), Flinders River (140º46´E) and Norman River (141º02´E), QLD; tropical, New Guinea.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Daly Basin (DAB), Gulf Plains (GUP), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [812]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [196]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [153] (937)
Roberts, T.R. 1978. An ichthyological survey of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea with descriptions of new species. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 281: 1-72 figs 1-39 [54]
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1062]
Whitley, G.P. 1935. Fishes from Princess Charlotte Bay, North Queensland. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 5(3): 345-365 figs 1-11 [360] (as Acanthoperca gulliveri)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [44] (1073, as Acanthoperca gulliveri)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [45] (Giant Glassfish)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [571] (Chanda Perch)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [196] (Giant Perchlet)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Giant Glassfish)
Whitley, G.P. 1956. List of native freshwater fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 39-47 [41] (Gulliver's Perchlet)
History of changes
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