Species Sciades paucus (Kailola, 2000)
Shovelnose Catfish
- Arius paucus Kailola, P.J. 2000. Six new species of fork-tailed catfishes (Pisces, Teleostei, Ariidae) from Australia and New Guinea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 16: 127-144 [141, figs 12-13].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.12910, Flinders River, near Maxwellton, QLD [20°47´S, 142°43´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.25315-001 (also a paratype of Arius midgleyi); NTM S.12070-001, Mannaburoo Hole, NT; NTM S.12083-001, Wilton River, NT; NTM S1775; QM I.12757, Flinders River, near Maxwellton, QLD; QM 16730, Flinders River, in Maxwellton area, QLD; QM I.11364, Forest Home Station, Gilbert River, QLD; QM I.11990, Mitchell River, QLD; QM I.16735, Hodgson River, NT; QM I.16738, Mannaburoo Hole, Linmen Bight River, NT; QM I.16737, Mannaburoo Hole, Linmen Bight River, NT; SAMA F.36, Wollogorang Homestead, NT
Comment: Many of these paratypes are also paratypes of Neoarius midgleyi.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Marceniuk, A.P. & Menezes, N.A. 2007. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa 1416: 1-126 [Date published 8 March 2007] [109]
Generic Combinations
- Sciades paucus (Kailola, 2000). —
Marceniuk, A.P. & Menezes, N.A. 2007. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa 1416: 1-126 [Date published 8 March 2007] [109] - Ariopsis paucus (Kailola, 2000). —
Kailola, P.J. 2004. A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 87-166 [126] - Neoarius paucus (Kailola, 2000). —
Ferraris, C.J. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [Date published 8 March 2007] [48]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Roper River System, NT to river systems of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York, QLD, including the Flinders and Gilbert rivers; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf
- Queensland: N Gulf
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, soft bottom.
General References
Betancur-R, R. 2010. Molecular phylogenetics supports multiple evolutionary transitions from marine to freshwater habitats in ariid catfishes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 249–258 [250] (as 'Sciades' paucus)
Ferraris, C.J. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [Date published 8 March 2007] [48] (as Neoarius paucus)
Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Ariidae. pp. 350-356 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. [352] (as Ariopsis paucus)
Kailola, P.J. 2004. A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 87-166 [126] (as Ariopsis paucus)
Kailola, P.J. & Pierce, B.E. 1988. A new freshwater catfish (Pisces: Ariidae) from northern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(1): 73-89 figs 1-8 [75] (as A. midgleyi, in part, eastern populations only)
Marceniuk, A.P. & Menezes, N.A. 2007. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa 1416: 1-126 [Date published 8 March 2007] [109] (as Sciades paucus)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Shovelnose Catfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2013 | SILURIFORMES | 11-Sep-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |