Species Rhadinocentrus ornatus Regan, 1914

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• Rhadinocentrus ornatus Regan, C.T. 1914. Report on the freshwater fishes collected by the British Ornithologists' Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 20(6): 275-286 fig. 31 [280].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 1861.1.6.21-26, Moreton Island, QLD; ZMA 115168, Moreton Island, QLD.

 

Introduction

Genetic studies have identified 4 different stocks (Page et al. 2004), with limited dispersal (Sharma & Hughes 2011).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Southern QLD and northern NSW in coastal areas east of the Great Dividing Range between about Maryborough (25º32´S) and Coffs Harbour (30º18´S), also occurs on sandy islands of southern QLD including Fraser Island (25º22´S), Moreton Island (27º11´S) and North Stradbroke Island (27º30´S); tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

 

General References

Aarn [no initial] & Ivantsoff, W. 1996. Descriptive anatomy of Rhadinocentrus ornatus (Osteichthyes: Melanotaeniidae). Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 7(1): 41-58

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [106]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [162]

Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [108]

Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [132]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [111]

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1996. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [135]

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] [97] (668)

Page, T.J., Sharma, S. & Hughes, J.M. 2004. Deep phylogenetic structure has conservation implications for ornate rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae: Rhadinocentrus ornatus) in Queensland, eastern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 55: 165-172

Pusey, B.J., Kennard, M.J. & Arthington, A.H. 2004. Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 684 pp. [197]

Sharma, S. & Hughes, J.M. 2011. Genetic structure and phylogeography of two freshwater fishes, Rhadinocentrus ornatus and Hypseleotris compressa, in southern Queensland, Australia, inferred from allozymes and mitochondrial DNA. Environmental Biology of Fishes 78(1): 57–77

Whitley, G.P. 1960. Fresh water fishes of Australia. 18. Finchat February: 12-13, 25 [13]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [39] (635)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Cross, N.J. 1982. Rainbowfishes of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 142 pp. figs. [108] (Ornate Rainbowfish)

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [559] (Southern Sunfish)

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [806] (Soft-spined Sunfish)

Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [38] (Blue Spotted Sunfish, Neon Light Sunfish, Porthole Fish)

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1980. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : A.H. & A.W. Reed 208 pp., figs, 32 pls. [129] (Soft-spined Rainbowfish)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [159] (Ornate Rainbow Fish, Southern Soft-spined Sunfish)

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] [97] (Southern Soft-spined Sun-fish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Ornate Rainbowfish)

Whitley, G.P. 1960. Fresh water fishes of Australia. 18. Finchat February: 12-13, 25 [13] (Moreton Island Sunfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Jul-2014	ATHERINIFORMES	14-Jul-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)