Introduction

The family Sciaenidae includes species normally referred to as croakers and drums, terms descriptive of their ability to produce sounds. About 70 genera and some 270 species have been recorded worldwide (Nelson 2006). The Australian fauna includes nine genera and 18 described and two undescribed species.

Sciaenids occur worldwide mostly in marine and estuarine environments of tropical and warm temperate areas; some are confined to fresh water. They are usually found in shallow coastal environments, but some extend onto the continental shelf. Most species have large and complex swimbladders and large otoliths. In many parts of the world they are important commercial fishes.

In Australia, the two largest species are called mulloway (Australian jewfish) and teraglin. Mulloway, Argyrosomus japonicus, the largest of the two, reaches a length of 2 m (Gomon 1994). Previously, mulloway was reported under the names Sciaena antarctica and Argyrosomus hololepidotus. Argyrosomus hololepidotus, however, is now known to be restricted to the waters of Madagascar. Teraglin, Atractoscion aequidens, reaches lengths of up to 1.3 m and may weigh over 19 kg.

Sasaki (1989, 1996) discussed zoogeography and relationships within the family, and revised Indian Ocean species. Indo-Pacific species were reviewed by Trewavas (1977) and most of the tropical Australian species are treated by Sasaki (2001). Johnius, a complex genus, requires further work to clarify and define species and their names.

Dendrophysa albida Cuvier, recorded by Whitley (1964) and McCulloch (1929) as Sciaena albida, was shown by Sasaki (1996) to be restricted to India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Sciaenids are currently under study by K. Sasaki, of Kochi University, Japan, who kindly reviewed this chapter and provided unpublished information.

General References

Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Sciaenidae. pp. 602-603, fig. 532 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.

Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. 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.

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329

Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.

Sasaki, K. 1989. Phylogeny of the family Sciaenidae, with notes on its zoogeography (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University 36(1/2): 1-137

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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.

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14

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

Common Name References

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3117] (Croakers, Drums)

History of changes

• Argyrosomus Pylaie, M. de la 1835. Recherches, en France, sur les poissons de l'Océan, pendant les années 1832 et 1833. Compte Rendu. Congrès Scientifique de France. Poitiers 1834: 524-534 [532] [placed on Official List, see International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature 1972. Opinion 988. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 29(3): 123-124].

  Type species:

   Argyrosomus procerus Pylaie, 1835 by monotypy.

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

SCIAENIDAE: Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacépède, 1801) — Griffiths, M.H. & Heemstra, P.C. 1995. A contribution to the taxonomy of the marine fish genus Argyrosomus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with descriptions of two new species from southern Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 65: 1-40 [17] (species is restricted to Madagascar and Mauritius)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

East Atlantic-Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

History of changes

• Sciaena japonica Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. 1844. Pisces. 21-72 pls 7A-36 in Siebold, P. Fr. de (ed.). Fauna Japonica. Leyden : Apud Arnz & Socios Vol. 4(2–4). [58, pl. 24(1)] [based on description and plate in unpublished ms of D.W. Burger].

  Type data:

   Neotype SAIAB 44704, Meitsu, Nango-Cho, Miyazaki Prefecture, south-east coast of Kyushu, Japan (as vicinity of Nagasaki, Japan).

  Subsequent designation references:

  Griffiths, M.H. & Heemstra, P.C. 1995. A contribution to the taxonomy of the marine fish genus Argyrosomus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with descriptions of two new species from southern Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 65: 1-40 [11].
• Sciaena antarctica Castelnau, F.L. de 1872. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 1: 29-242 1 pl. [100, pl. 1].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Melbourne market, VIC.
• Sciaena neglecta Ramsay, E.P. & Ogilby, J.D. 1886. On an undescribed Sciaena from the New South Wales coast. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1(3): 941-942 [941].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.822, Broken Bay, NSW.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Griffiths, M.H. & Heemstra, P.C. 1995. A contribution to the taxonomy of the marine fish genus Argyrosomus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with descriptions of two new species from southern Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 65: 1-40 [10]

Generic Combinations

• Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844). —
  Griffiths, M.H. & Heemstra, P.C. 1995. A contribution to the taxonomy of the marine fish genus Argyrosomus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with descriptions of two new species from southern Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 65: 1-40 [10]

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacépède, 1801). —
  Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [326] (a misidentification)
  Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [221] (a misidentification)
  Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp. [318] (a misidentification)
  Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Sciaenidae. pp. 602-603, fig. 532 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [602] (a misidentification)

Introduction

The Australian population is widely separated from populations in the north-west Pacific and genetic studies may show that there two distinct species.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Burnett River, QLD (24°46'S) to Exmouth Gulf, WA (21°47'S), and TAS; temperate, disjunct (north-west Pacific and South Africa).

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coastal, estuary, inshore, soft bottom.

General References

Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Sciaenidae. pp. 602-603, fig. 532 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [602] (as Argyrosomus hololepidotus)

Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Emmelichthyidae, Gerreidae, Sparidae, Sciaenidae, Mullidae. pp. 585-592 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [590]

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [221] (as Argyrosomus hololepidotus)

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [435]

Griffiths, M.H. & Heemstra, P.C. 1995. A contribution to the taxonomy of the marine fish genus Argyrosomus (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with descriptions of two new species from southern Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 65: 1-40 [10]

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [62, 131]

Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [40,] (as Argyrosomus hololepidotus)

Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp. [318] (as A. hololepidotus)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [188] (as Argyrosomus antarcticus)

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [312] (as Argyrosomus hololepidotus)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [220] (as Sciaena antarctica)

Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [70] (as Sciaena antarctica)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3127]

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [326] (as A. hololepidotus)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1190, as Sciaena antarctica)

Common Name References

Edgar, G.J. 2000. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland Revised Edn, 544 pp. [453] (juveniles) (Soapy)

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [603] (Mulloway, Jew)

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [153] (River Kingfish)

Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp. [318] (School Jew, Silver Jewfish, Southern Meagre)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [199] (Jewfish)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [213] (Butter-fish)

Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [70] (Silver Jew)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3127] (FAO) (Japanese Meagre)

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

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [153] (Butterfish, Kingfish)

History of changes

• Atractoscion Gill, T.N. 1862. Notes on the sciaenoids of California. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(1): 16-18 [18].

  Type species:

   Otolithus aequidens Cuvier, 1830 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

East Atlantic, South Africa to Gulf of Aden, west Pacific and east Pacific.

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

History of changes

• Otolithus aequidens Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 5 499 pp. pls 100-140. [66].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MNHP A.5586 dry, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; MNHP A.8154 dry (probably destroyed), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
• Otolithus atelodus Günther, A. 1867. Additions to the knowledge of Australian reptiles and fishes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 20(8): 45-68 [60].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1866.6.19.9, Australia.
• Otolithus teraglin Macleay, W.J. 1880. On two hitherto undescribed fishes well-known in the Sydney market. (Otolithus teraglin, Synaptura nigra). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 5(1): 48-49 [48].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.9773, Sydney market, NSW.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [283]

Generic Combinations

• Atractoscion aequidens (Cuvier, 1830). —
  Gill, T.N. 1862. Notes on the sciaenoids of California. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 14(1): 16-18 [18] (changed combination as type of genus Atractoscion)
• Zeluco atelodus (Günther, 1867). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [317] (as type of genus Zaluco)
• Atractoscion atelodus (Günther, 1867). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [221]
  Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [73]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Double Island Point, QLD (25°26'S) to Long Bay, Sydney, NSW (33º51'E); subtropical, disjunct (Angola, west Africa and South Africa to Gulf of Aden).

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coastal, continental shelf, marine, soft bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

To 200 m.

General References

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [440]

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [64, 131]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [221] (as Atractoscion atelodus)

Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [73] (as A. atelodus)

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [85]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3130]

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [283]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1199, as Zeluco atelodus)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [154]

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [402] (Teraglin-jew)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [199] (Australian Marketing Name) (Teraglin)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3129] (FAO) (Geelbeck Croaker)

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

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [154] (Trag)

Yearsley, G.K. (ed.) 1995. Marketing Names for Fish and Seafood in Australia. Canberra : Department of Primary Industries and Energy 170 pp. [89] (Jew)

History of changes

• Atrobucca Chu, Y.-T., Lo, Y.-L. & Wu, H.-L. 1963. A Study on the Classification of the Sciaenoid Fishes of China, with description of new genera and species. Shanghai : Sci. Tech. Press 100 pp. 40 pls. [in Chinese with English summary. Monographs of Fishes of China. Publ. Shanghai Fish. Inst] [64, 93].

  Type species:

   Sciaena nibe Jordan & Thompson, 1911 by original designation.

  Secondary source:

   Eschmeyer, W.N. 1990. Catalog of the Genera of Recent Fishes. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences 697 pp. [45].

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

History of changes

• Atrobucca brevis Sasaki, K. & Kailola, P.J. 1988. Three new Indo-Australian species of the sciaenid genus Atrobucca, with a reevaluation of generic limit. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 35(3): 261-281 figs 1-8 [268].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.26447–001, Timor Sea.
  Paratype(s) AM I.26448–001.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Argyrosomus sp. —
  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. [92]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

West of Bonaparte Archipelago, WA (15°32'S, 124°02'E) to Arafura Sea north of Marchinbar Island, NT (9°56'S, 136°48'E); tropical, southern New Guinea.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

60–112 m.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [144]

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. [230] (as Argyrosomus sp.)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3131]

Common Name References

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3131] (FAO) (Orange Croaker)

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

History of changes

• Sciaena nibe Jordan, D.S. & Thompson, W.F. 1911. A review of the sciaenoid fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1787): 241-261 figs 1-4 [258, fig. 4].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 67331, Wakanoura, Japan.
  Paratype(s) USNM 324672; CAS(SU) 25010.

Generic Combinations

• Atrobucca nibe (Jordan & Thompson, 1911). —
  Chu, Y.-T., Lo, Y.-L. & Wu, H.-L. 1963. A Study on the Classification of the Sciaenoid Fishes of China, with description of new genera and species. Shanghai : Sci. Tech. Press 100 pp. 40 pls. [in Chinese with English summary. Monographs of Fishes of China. Publ. Shanghai Fish. Inst] [64 and 94] (changed combination as type of genus Atrobucca)

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Arafura Sea, NT (133°55'E); tropical, discontinuous (South Africa, Indonesia, Japan and China).

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

To over 200 m.

General References

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [87]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3133]

Sasaki, K. & Kailola, P.J. 1988. Three new Indo-Australian species of the sciaenid genus Atrobucca, with a reevaluation of generic limit. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 35(3): 261-281 figs 1-8 [273]

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [340]

Common Name References

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3133] (FAO) (Longmouth Croaker)

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

Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds) 1986. Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [617] (Longfin Kob)

History of changes

• Austronibea Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [361, 373].

  Type species:

   Austronibea oedogenys Trewavas, 1977 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

New Guinea.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

History of changes

• Austronibea oedogenys Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [374, pl. 4].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.12691, Repulse Bay, QLD.
  Paratype(s) RMNH 27284; BMNH 1977.4.5.1; CSIRO A.4076; CSIRO C.3415; CSIRO C.4532.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Anson Bay, NT (13º16'S, 130º11'E) to Fitzroy River, QLD (23º31'S); tropical, New Guinea.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coastal, continental shelf, estuary, soft bottom.

General References

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. [230]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3134]

Common Name References

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. [230] (Yellow-tailed Croaker)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3133] (FAO) (Yellowtailed Croaker)

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

History of changes

• Johnius Bloch, M.E. 1793. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin : J. Morino Vol. 7 144 pp. pls 324-360. [132].

  Type species:

   Johnius carutta Bloch, 1793 by subsequent designation, see Gill, T.N. 1861. Revision of the genera of North American Sciaenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 13: 79-89 [85].

Introduction

We follow Sasaki (1996, 2001) in recognising various species and in not recognising Johnius novaehollandiae which is regarded as probably having the wrong type locality. Many of the species are misidentified in the literature.

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

SCIAENIDAE: Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822) [indicated that type of Sciaena novaehollandiae Steindachner is a specimen of J. coitor a species not known from Australia and the type locality of Port Jackson is probably wrong] — Sasaki, K. in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1–670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671–1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473–2178. [1259]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

General References

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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.

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14

History of changes

• Umbrina amblycephala Bleeker, P. 1855. Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 8: 391-434 [412].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) RMNH 8289, Ambon (as Amboina), Indonesia.
• Umbrina muelleri Klunzinger, C.B. 1879. Die v. Müller'sche Sammlung Australischer Fische. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien 16(22): 254-261 [256] [as Umbrina mülleri; described in more detail in Klunzinger, C.B. 1880. Die von Müller'sche Sammlung australischer Fische in Stuttgart. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften. Wein 80(1): 325–430 pls 1–9 [372]].

  Type data:

   Lectotype SMNS 2440 167 mm SL, QLD.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [422, fig. 36].
• Umbrina dussumieri Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1833. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 9 512 pp. pls 246-279. [481] [secondary homonym of Corvina dussumieri, currently placed in Johnius].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP 9623, Coromandel, India.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [426]

Generic Combinations

• Johnius amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1855). —
  Chu, Y.-T., Lo, Y.-L. & Wu, H.-L. 1963. A Study on the Classification of the Sciaenoid Fishes of China, with description of new genera and species. Shanghai : Sci. Tech. Press 100 pp. 40 pls. [in Chinese with English summary. Monographs of Fishes of China. Publ. Shanghai Fish. Inst] [21]
• Sciaena dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1833). —
  Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [215] (subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Johnius by Corvina dussumieri Cuvier 1830)
• Johnius muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879). —
  Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [215]

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Johnius australis (Günther, 1880). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1194, in part, a misidentification)

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Broome, WA (17º58'S) to Burnett River, QLD (24º48'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, estuary, inshore, soft bottom.

General References

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [215] (as Johnius mulleri and as Sciaena dussumieri)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [222] (as Umbrina mulleri)

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. [232]

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [90]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3139]

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [426]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1194, as Johnius australis in part)

Common Name References

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [215] (Bearded Jewfish, Sharp-nosed Jewfish)

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. [232] (Green-backed Croaker)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3139] (FAO) (Bearded Croaker)

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

History of changes

• Corvina australis Günther, A. 1880. Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H.M.S Challenger, in the years 1872–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 1(6): 1-82 pls 1-32 [33].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1879.5.14.290, Mary River, near Tiaro, QLD.
• Corvina comes De Vis, C.W. 1884. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(3): 537-547 [538].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.949, Brisbane River, QLD.
• Pseudomycterus maccullochi Ogilby, J.D. 1908. Descriptions of new Queensland fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 21: 87-98 [96].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.1535, Logan River, QLD.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Sasaki, K. in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1–670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671–1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473–2178. [1260]

Generic Combinations

• Sciaena australis (Günther, 1880). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [221]
• Johnius australis (Günther, 1880). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1194, in part, changed combination cited)

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Sciaena novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866. —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [221] (a misidentification)
• Johnius novaehollandiae (Steindachner, 1866). —
  Ogilby, J.D. 1918. Edible fishes of Queensland. Parts 10–14. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 6: 45-90 figs 16-26 [80] (a misidentification)
  Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [215] (a misidentification)
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1194, a misidentification)
  Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [229] (a misidentification)

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Finke Bay, NT (131º57'E) to Moreton Bay, QLD (27º42'S); tropical, New Guinea; species has been confused with Johnius belangerii and specimens also often identified as J. novaehollandiae,a synonym of J. coitor, not known from Australia.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, estuary, inshore, soft bottom.

General References

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [229] (as Johnius novaehollandiae)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [215] (as Johnius novaehollandiae)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [223] (as Sciaena australis and p. 221, as Sciaena novaehollandiae)

Ogilby, J.D. 1918. Edible fishes of Queensland. Parts 10–14. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 6: 45-90 figs 16-26 [80] (as Johnius novaehollandiae)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3140]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1194, in part and 1196, as Johnius novaehollandiae)

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [94] (as Johnius novaehollandiae) (Bottle-nosed Jewfish)

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [400] (Little Jewfish, River Perch)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [215] (as J. novaehollandiae) (Bottle-nose Jewfish)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3140] (FAO) (Bottlenose Jewfish)

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

History of changes

• Corvina belangerii Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 5 499 pp. pls 100-140. [120] [incorrectly misspelled belengerii by Cuvier; named after Bélanger, the collector of the specimens].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MNHP 7613, Pondicherry, Malabar coast, India; ZMB 890, Pondicherry, Malabar coast, India.

Generic Combinations

• Johnius belangerii (Cuvier, 1830). —
  Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [413]

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Corvina australis Günther, 1880. —
  Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [414] (a misidentification)

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Specimens from Kimberley Coast, WA, may prove to be a separate species according to K. Sasaki; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, continental shelf, inshore, soft bottom.

General References

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [413] (and p. 414 as Johnius australis)

Common Name References

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [146] (Little Jewfish)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [214] (Little Jew-perch, Perch, River Perch)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3141] (FAO) (Belenger's Croaker)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Belanger's Jewfish)

History of changes

• Otolithus borneensis Bleeker, P. 1851. Nieuwe bijdrage tot de kennis der icthyolgishce fauna van Borneo met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe soorten van zoetwatervisschen. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 1: 259-275 [268].

  Type data:

   Holotype RMNH 5980, Bandjarmasin, Borneo.
• Otolithus vogleri Bleeker, P. 1853. Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. Tiental V–X. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 243-302 [253].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) RMNH 5979, Benculen, Sumatra.
• Corvina canina De Vis, C.W. 1884. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(3): 537-547 [538].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.951 (dry), Brisbane River, QLD.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [90]

Generic Combinations

• Johnius borneensis (Bleeker, 1851). —
  Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [90]
• Johnius vogleri (Bleeker, 1853). —
  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. [207]
  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. [230]
  Sasaki, K. & Amaoka, K. 1989. Records of Johnius vogleri (Perciformes, Sciaenidae) from Chinese waters and notes on its synonymy. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 36(1): 126-128 [126]
  Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [222]
• Johniops vogleri (Bleeker, 1853). —
  Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [438]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Broome, WA (17º58'E) to Hawkesbury River, NSW (33º33'S), possibly south to Exmouth Gulf, WA (22º15’S) on the west coast; tropical, Indo-west Pacific, often misidentified as Johnius australis.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, continental shelf, estuary, inshore.

General References

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. [207] (as Johnius vogleri)

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [222] (as Johnius vogleri)

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. [230] (as J. vogleri)

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [91]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3154]

Sasaki, K. & Amaoka, K. 1989. Records of Johnius vogleri (Perciformes, Sciaenidae) from Chinese waters and notes on its synonymy. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 36(1): 126-128 [126] (as J. vogleri)

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. [92] (Little Jewfish)

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [152] (Croaker, River Perch)

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. [230] (Sharp-toothed Hammer Croaker)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3154] (FAO) (Sharptooth Hammer Croaker)

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

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [152] (Drum, Jewfish, River Jew, Silver Teraglin)

History of changes

• Johnius (Johnius) laevis Sasaki, K. & Kailola, P.J. 1991. Johnius (Johnius) laevis, a new sciaenid from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 38(2): 119-123 figs 1-3 [119, figs 1- 2].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM S.11452–012, off Port Essington, NT.
  Paratype(s) AM I.20402–023; AM I.21632–002; CSIRO A.3131; CSIRO CA.2797; NTM S.11452-002.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Johnius coitor (Hamilton, 1822). —
  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. [208, 342] (a 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. [232, 343] (a misidentification)

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Northern Australia from Bonaparte Archipelago, WA (124°45'S) to off Port Essington, NT (11°07'S, 131°44'E); tropical, New Guinea.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, continental shelf, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

12–60 m.

General References

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. [208] (as Johnius coitor)

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. [232] (as Johnius coitor)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3146]

Common Name References

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. [232] (Coitor Croaker)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3147] (FAO) (Smooth Croaker)

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

History of changes

• Collichthys novaeguineae Nichols, J.T. 1950. A new Collichthys, with remarks on this genus of fishes. American Museum Novitates 1445: 1-3 [2].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMNH 18729, Merauke River, New Guinea.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 17568.

Generic Combinations

• Johnius novaeguineae (Nichols, 1950). —
  Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [446-448]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, WA (128º22'E) to Townsville, QLD (19º19'S); tropical, New Guinea.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, estuary, inshore.

General References

Sasaki, K. 1999. Johnius (Johnieops) philippinus, a new sciaenid from the Philippines, with a synopsis of species included in the subgenus Johnieops. Ichthyological Research 46(3): 271-279 [277]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3155]

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [446]

Common Name References

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3155] (FAO) (Paperhead Croaker)

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

History of changes

• Larimichthys Jordan, D.S. & Starks, E.C. 1905. On a collection of fishes made in Korea by Pierre Louis Jouy, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1391): 193-211 11 figs [204].

  Type species:

   Larimichthys rathbanae Jordan & Starks, 1905 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

New Guinea and north-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

History of changes

• Pseudosciaena pamoides Munro, I.S.R. 1964. Additions to the fish fauna of New Guinea. Papua and New Guinea Agricultural Journal 16(4): 141-186 [176, fig. 18].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO A1838, mouth of Fly River, New Guinea.

Generic Combinations

• Larimichthys pamoides (Munro, 1964). —
  Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [452-453]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Western Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Timor Sea, WA (127º45'E); tropical, New Guinea, known only from 2 specimens.

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, estuary, inshore.

General References

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 [59] (listed, after holotype)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3159]

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [452]

Common Name References

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3158] (FAO) (Southern Yellow Croaker)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Southern Yellow Jewfish)

History of changes

• Nibea Jordan, D.S. & Thompson, W.F. 1911. A review of the sciaenoid fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1787): 241-261 figs 1-4 [244, 246] [as a subgenus of Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758].

  Type species:

   Pseudotolithus mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1901 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Plains (GUP)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

General References

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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.

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14

History of changes

• Sciaena leptolepis Ogilby, J.D. 1918. Edible fishes of Queensland. Parts 10–14. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 6: 45-90 figs 16-26 [87, pl. 25].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.1534, Croker Island, NT.

Generic Combinations

• Nibea leptolepis (Ogilby, 1918). —
  Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3159]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Chambers Bay (131º05'E) to Croker Island (132º33'E), NT; misidentified as Nibea soldado and therefore possibly more widespread; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Ecological Descriptors

Coastal, estuary, inshore, mangrove.

General References

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [221] (as Sciaena leptolepis)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3159]

Common Name References

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3159] (FAO) (Smallscale Croker)

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

History of changes

• Nibea microgenys Sasaki, K. 1992. Two new species of Nibea (Sciaenidae) from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 39(1): 1-7 figs 1-5 [5].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM I.26784, Embly River, Weipa, North QLD.
  Paratype(s) AM I.26864–002; NTM S.10177–002; NTM S.11142-001; NTM S.12162-002; NTM S.12182-001; QM I.22693; QM I.23792; QM I.26548; QM P.13689-001.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Broome, WA (17º59'S, 122º14'E) to Weipa, QLD (12º44'S, 141º54'E); tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, estuary, inshore.

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. [346]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3160]

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [346] (Small-mouthed Croaker)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3160] (FAO) (Smalljaw Croaker)

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

History of changes

• Holocentrus soldado Lacépède, B.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 4 728 pp. 16 pls. [344, 389].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP 7606 (type locality as 'Cayenne' probably in error as this is an Indo-Pacific species; Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83–95 refers to MNHP 7606 as holotype), locality unknown.
• Sciaena muelleri Steindachner, F. 1879. Über einige neue und seltene Fischarten aus den zoologischen Museen zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau. Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 16(4): 29-34 [29] [as Sciaena mülleri; described subsequently in more detail in Steindachner, F. 1879. Über einige neue und seltene Fischarten aus den k.k. Zoologischen Museen zu Wien, Stuttgart und Warschau. Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 41(2): 1–52 figs 1–9 [1]].

  Type data:

   Holotype SMNS 2267 (designated a Lectotype by Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [423, fig. 23], but only one specimen mentioned), Cleveland Bay, Townsville, QLD.
• Corvina argentea Macleay, W.J. 1883. Notes on a collection of fishes from the Burdekin and Mary Rivers, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(2): 199-213 [204].

  Type data:

   Lectotype AM I.14578, Burdekin River, QLD.
  Paralectotype(s) AM A.18241; AM A.18243; AM I.14579–I.14581; AM A.18245.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Ogilby, J.D. 1918. Edible fishes of Queensland. Parts 10–14. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 6: 45-90 figs 16-26 [83].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [378]

Generic Combinations

• Sciaena soldado mulleri (Steindachner, 1879). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1193)
• Johnius soldado (Lacépède, 1802). —
  Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [214]
• Nibea soldado (Lacépède, 1802). —
  Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [378-381]
• Sciaena soldado (Lacépède, 1802). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [220]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Darwin, NT (131ºE) to Moreton Bay, QLD (27º15'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, estuary, inshore.

General References

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [214] (as Johnius soldado)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [220] (as Sciaena soldado and p. 222 as Otolithus argenteus)

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [90]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3162]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1193, as Sciaena soldado mulleri)

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [404] (Silver Jewfish, Banana Jew, Grassy Jew, Silver Perch, Silver Teraglin, Wiretooth, Yankee Whiting)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3162] (FAO) (Soldier Croaker)

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

History of changes

• Nibea squamosa Sasaki, K. 1992. Two new species of Nibea (Sciaenidae) from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 39(1): 1-7 figs 1-5 [1].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 217221, Middle Fly River, Papua New Guinea.
  Paratype(s) AM I.21481–001; AM I.22081–015; NTM S.11197-001; NTM S.11400-001; NTM S.11401-001; NTM S.11566-001; NTM S.12585-001; QM I.11560; QM I.20043-20044; QM I.20066; QM I.25443; QM I.26267.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Fitzroy River, Kimberley region, WA, Victoria River, NT (15º12'S, 129º33'E) to Norman River, QLD (17º40'S, 141º08'E); tropical, southern New Guinea.

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Plains (GUP)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coastal, estuary, freshwater, inshore.

General References

Allen, G.R., Hortle, K.G. & Renyaan, S.J. 2000. Freshwater fishes of the Timika region, New Guinea. Timinka, Indonesia : P.T. Freeport Indonesia 175 pp. [111]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [347]

Allen, G.R., Storey, A.W. & Yarrao, M. 2008. Freshwater Fishes of the Fly River Papua New Guinea. Tabubil, Papua New Guinea : Ok Tedi Mining 216 pp. [138]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3163]

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [347] (Scaly Croaker)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3163] (FAO) (Scale Croaker)

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

History of changes

• Otolithes Oken, L. 1817. V. Klasse Fische. Isis (Muenchen) 8(148): 1181-1183 (misprinted 1781-1783) [1182] [ex Cuvier — based on 'Les Otolithes' of Cuvier].

  Type species:

   Johnius ruber Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (designated as Olisthus Cuvier, 1816, but in that work the genus was listed as Olisthes in the French vernacular) by subsequent designation, see Gill, T.N. 1861. Revision of the genera of North American Sciaenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 13: 79-89 [80].
• Otolithus Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 5 499 pp. pls 100-140. [60] (subsequent Latinization of the French vernacular Olisthes Cuvier, 1816, often considered an unjustified emendation or misspelling).

  Type species:

   Johnius ruber Bloch & Schneider, 1801 by subsequent designation, see Gill, T.N. 1861. Revision of the genera of North American Sciaenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 13: 79-89 [80].

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

History of changes

• Johnius ruber Bloch, M.E. & Schneider, J.G. 1801. Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus ex Illustratum. Berlin 584 pp. 110 pls. [75, pl. 17].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 5528 skin, Tranquebar, India.
• Otolithus argenteus Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 5 499 pp. pls 100-140. [62].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MNHP 7510, Malabar, India; MNHP 7513, Malabar, India.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [349]

Generic Combinations

• Olisthus argenteus (Cuvier, 1830). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [222]
• Olisthes argenteus (Cuvier, 1830). —
  Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [211]
• Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). —
  Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [349]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Napier Broome Bay, WA (126º36'E) to Port Curtis, QLD (23º55'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine.

General References

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [223]

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [211] (as Otolithes argenteus)

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [222] (as Otolithus argenteus)

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [88]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3164]

Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [348]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [46] (1200, as Otolithus argenteus)

Common Name References

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [223] (Silver Teraglin)

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [211] (Wire-tooth, Yankee Whiting)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3164] (FAO) (Tigertooth Croaker)

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

History of changes

• Protonibea Trewavas, E. 1971. The syntypes of the sciaenid Corvina albida Cuvier and the status of Dendrophysa hooghliensis Sinha and Rao and Nibea coibor nec Hamilton) of Chu, Lo & Wu. Journal of Fish Biology 3: 453-461 [458].

  Type species:

   Lutjanus diacanthus Lacépède, 1802 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

History of changes

• Lutjanus diacanthus Lacépède, B.G. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 4 728 pp. 16 pls. [240] [derived from the Greek noun akanthos = spine, latinized in this case as a masculine noun and diacanthus is the appropriate spelling].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP A.5539 skin, locality unknown.
• Sciaena antarctica rex Whitley, G.P. 1945. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 11(1): 1-42 figs 1-15 [26].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown, off Onslow, WA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 33: 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14 [364]

Generic Combinations

• Johnius diacanthus (Lacépède, 1802). —
  Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [215]
  Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [239]
• Pseudosciaena diacanthus (Lacépède, 1802). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1198, changed combination cited)
• Protonibea diacanthus (Lacépède, 1802). —
  Trewavas, E. 1971. The syntypes of the sciaenid Corvina albida Cuvier and the status of Dendrophysa hooghliensis Sinha and Rao and Nibea coibor nec Hamilton) of Chu, Lo & Wu. Journal of Fish Biology 3: 453-461 [458] (changed combination as type of genus Protonibea)

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

South of Onslow, WA (21º45'S) to north of Mackay, QLD (20º54'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

To 60 m.

General References

Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [239] (as Johnius diacanthus)

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [144]

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. [92]

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. [211]

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [438]

Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [215] (as Johnius diacanthus)

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. [233]

Sasaki, K. 1996. Sciaenid fishes of the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Perciformes). Memoirs of the Faculty of Science. Kôchi University D Biol. 16/17: 83-95 [89]

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3171]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [45] (1191, as Sciaena antarctica rex and 1198, as Pseudosciaena diacanthus)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [151]

Common Name References

Allan, R. 2002. Australian Fish and How to Catch Them. Sydney : New Holland Publishers (Australia) 394 pp. [239] (Jewy, Mulloway)

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [144] (Black Jew)

Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [401] (Spotted Jewfish)

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [222] (Blotched Jewfish)

Sasaki, K. 2001. Sciaenidae. pp. 3117-3174 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. [3171] (FAO) (Spotted Croaker)

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

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [151] (Australian Marketing Name) (Black Jewfish)

History of changes