Species Sillago schomburgkii Peters, 1864
Yellowfin Whiting, Fine-scale Whiting, Silver Whiting, Western Sand Whiting, Yellow Fin Whiting, Yellow-finned Whiting, Yellow-finned Whiting, Yellowfin Sillago, Yellowfinned Whiting
- Sillago schomburgkii Peters, W.C.H. 1864. Über einige neue Säugethiere, Amphibien und Fische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1864: 381-399 [391].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 5355, Adelaide, SA. - Sillago bostockii Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 8. Fishes of Western Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 123-149 [133] [as Sillago Bostockii].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Swan River and at sea, WA. - Sillago frazeri Whitley, G.P. 1944. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(3): 252-273 figs 1-6 [270].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.2698, Leschenault Inlet, Bunbury, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM P.2699.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [34]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Gulf St Vincent, SA (138º15´E) to Shark Bay, WA (25º25´S) and possibly north to Port Hedland (20º17´S); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coastal, estuary, inshore, marine, sand bottom marine, schooling.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Families Epigonidae, Howellidae and Sillaginidae. pp. 561-569 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [569]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [177] (and p. 178, as Sillago bostockii)
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 [34]
Scott, T.D. 1994. Family Sillaginidae. pp. 572-577 figs 507-511 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. [576]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [43] (985)
Common Name References
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. [577] (Yellow-finned Whiting)
Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [200] (Yellowfin Whiting, Yellowfinned Whiting)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [130] (Yellow-finned Whiting)
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 [34] (Yellow Fin Whiting)
McKay, R.J. 1992. FAO Species Catalog. Sillaginid fishes of the world (Family Sillaginidae) an annotated and illustrated catalogue of the Sillago, smelt of the Indo-Pacific whiting species. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 14. 1-87 pp. [58] (FAO) (Yellowfin Sillago)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellowfin Whiting)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [285] (Yellowfin Whiting, Fine-scale Whiting, Silver Whiting, Western Sand Whiting)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 27-Nov-2012 | 27-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |