Species Sillago burra Richardson, 1842
Western Trumpeter Whiting, Crimson-backed Sillago, Western Trumpeter Sillago
- Sillago burrus Richardson, J. 1842. Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ns 9(56): 120-131 [128] [derivation is apparently from the Latin adjective burrus = red].
Type data:
Neotype CSIRO C.2591, Dampier Archipelago, WA (original type data north-west Australia).Subsequent designation references:
McKay, R.J. 1985. A revision of the fishes of the family Sillaginidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22(1): 1-73 figs 1-18 [25].
Generic Combinations
- Sillago maculata burra (Richardson, 1842). —
Whitley, G.P. 1948. A list of the fishes of Western Australia. Western Australia Fish Department. Fisheries Bulletin 2: 1-35 map [15] - Sillago maculata burrus (Richardson, 1842). —
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. [62] - Sillago (Parasillago) maculata burrus (Richardson, 1842). —
McKay, R.J. 1985. A revision of the fishes of the family Sillaginidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22(1): 1-73 figs 1-18 [24]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 [misidentification, in part, Western Australia distributiion]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [177]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [43]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Mandurah, WA (32º32´S) to Hinchinbrook Island QLD (18º28´S) and possibly south to Mackay (21º17´S); tropical, west Pacific (New Guinea and Indonesia).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [357] (as Sillago maculata burrus)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, inshore, marine, mud bottom–marine, silt bottom–marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
To 32 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [98] (as Sillago maculata burrus)
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. [62] (as Sillago maculata burrus)
McKay, R.J. 1985. A revision of the fishes of the family Sillaginidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22(1): 1-73 figs 1-18 [24] (as S. maculata burrus)
McKay, R.J. 1999. Family Sillaginidae. pp. 2614-2629 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2621]
Common Name References
McKay, R.J. 1985. A revision of the fishes of the family Sillaginidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22(1): 1-73 figs 1-18 [24] (Western Trumpeter Whiting)
McKay, R.J. 1999. Family Sillaginidae. pp. 2614-2629 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2621] (FAO) (Western Trumpeter Sillago)
Richardson, J. 1842. Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ns 9(56): 120-131 [128] (Crimson-backed Sillago)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Western Trumpeter Whiting)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Nov-2012 | 31-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |