Species Sillago robusta Stead, 1908

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• Sillago robusta Stead, D.G. 1908. New Fishes from New South Wales. No. 1. Sydney : N.S.W. Government 12 pp. 5 pls. [7, pl. 2].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown, Rose Bay, Port Jackson, NSW.
• Sillago auricomis Ogilby, J.D. 1910. On some new fishes from the Queensland coast. Endeavour Series No. 1 23: 85-139 [originally intended for publication in Proc. R. Soc. Qld] [97].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) AM E.1361, between Moreton Bay and Hervey Bay, QLD; AM I.10894, between Moreton Bay and Hervey Bay, QLD; ZMH 13.406 one specimen, between Moreton Bay and Hervey Bay, QLD.

 

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 [30]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay (25º35´S) to Fremantle (32º03´S) WA, and from Bowen, QLD (20º01´S) to Eden, NSW (37º04´S); tropical, temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

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

Extra Ecological Information

10-70 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]

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [141]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [165]

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 auricomis)

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 [30]

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. [57]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [43] (988)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [282]

 

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 [30] (Stout 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. [57] (FAO) (Stout Sillago)

Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [150] (Yellow Cheek Whiting)

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

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [282] (School Whiting)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
27-Nov-2012		27-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED