Species Squamicreedia obtusa Rendahl, 1921
Obtuse Duckbill, Obtuse Sandfish
- Squamicreedia obtusa Rendahl, H. 1921. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–13. 28. Fische. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 61(9): 1-24 figs 1-7 [dated 1920] [20, figs 5-6].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM PI.10283 (Depth 72 feet), Cape Jaubert, north-western Australia.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Squamicreedia obtusata Rendahl, 1921 [misspelling of species name]. —
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. [108]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Dirk Hartog Island, WA (26°09'S) to Charles Point, NT (130°37'E) and Torres Strait Island (9°36'S) and Heron Island, QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, sand bottom marine, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 0-50 m.
General References
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. [108] (as obtusata)
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Percophidae. pp. 1500-1504 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. [1504]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [40]
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. [366]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [333]
Nelson, J.S. 1979. Some osteological differences between the blennioid fishes Limnichthys polyactis and L. rendahli, with comments on other species of Creediidae. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 273-277 figs 1-3 [273]
Nelson, J.S. 1982. Pteropsaron heemstrai and Osopsaron natalensis (Perciformes : Percophidae), new fish species from South Africa, with comments on Squamicreedia obtusa from Australia and on the classification of the subfamily Hemerocoetinae. Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Rhodes University 25: 1-11 figs 1-7
Nelson, J.S. 2001. Trichonotidae, Creediidae, Percophidae. pp. 3511-3516 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. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3516]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] (1828)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [174] (Obtuse Sandfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Obtuse Duckbill)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 19-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 22-Sep-2011 | 22-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |