Species Scleropages leichardti Günther, 1864
Southern Saratoga, Barramundi, Burramundi, Dawson River Salmon, Saratoga, Spotted Barramundi, Spotted Saratoga
- Scleropages leichardti Günther, A. 1864. On a new generic type of fishes discovered by the late Dr. Leichardt in Queensland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 14(21): 195-197 pl. 7 [196, pl. 7] [as S. leichardti in text and on plate and probably correct, but see Berra, T.M. 1989. Scleropages leichardti Günther (Osteoglossiformes): the case of the missing h. Bulletin of the Australian Society for Limnology 12: 15-19].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1846.8.27.4 (the species is not native to the Burdekin River), stated as Burdekin River, QLD, but thought to be Fitzroy River. - Osteoglossum guentheri Castelnau, F.L. de 1876. Mémoire sur les poissons appelés barramundi par les Aborigènes du nord-est de l'Australie. Journal de Zoologie (Gervais) 5: 129-136 [131].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.9210, Burdekin River, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Allen, G.R. & Boeseman, M. 1982. A collection of freshwater fishes from western New Guinea with descriptions of two new species (Gobiidae and Eleotridae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 10(2): 67-103 figs 1-7 [72]
Generic Combinations
- Scleropages guentheri (Castelnau, 1876). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [36] - Scleropages leichardti guentheri (Castelnau, 1876). —
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] [28] - Osteoglossum leichardti (Günther, 1864). —
Günther, A. 1868. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Heteropygii, Cyprinidae, Gonorhynchidae, Hyodontidae, Osteoglossidae, Clupeidae, [thru] Halosauridae, in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 7 512 pp. [378]
Introduction
The species was originally described as leichardti and undoubtedly named after the explorer Leichhardt. Berra (1898) argued that the original spelling should be emended to leichhardti and some followed that suggestion (Paxton et al. 1989; Allen et al. 2006). However, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature states that a misspelling must be apparent from the original description. It is clear from information not included in the publication that the fish was collected by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt. However, Günther indicated that the fish was collected by Dr Leichardt and used that spelling five times in the paper and used the same spelling subsequently (Günther 1868). A search of fish literature indicates that the spelling leichardti is far more common than leichhardti and consequently the subsequent spelling of leichhardti does not qualify to become the correct spelling under Article 33.3.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (2000).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Fitzroy River system, QLD (23º30´S), but has been transferred to other rivers of east QLD, including the Burdekin and as far south as the Mary River (25º40´S); tropical
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Family Osteoglossidae. pp. 217-218 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. [217] (as Scleropages leichhardti)
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [789]
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs.
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [36] (as Scleropages leichardti, in part but regarded S. jardini as a synonym and Scleropages guentheri)
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] [28] (197, as Scleropages leichardti guntheri)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. (as Scleropages leichhardti)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (173, as Scleropages leichhardti)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [533] (Barramundi, Dawson River Salmon)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [70] (Saratoga, Spotted Barramundi)
Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [26] (Spotted Saratoga)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd pp. 880. [789]) (Southern Saratoga)
Whitley, G.P. 1941. Burramundi. Australian Museum Magazine 7(8): 264-268 [264] (original aboriginal pronunciation) (Burramundi)
History of changes
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