• Syncomistes Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [311].

  Type species:

   Syncomistes butleri Vari, 1978 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Tropical

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA) ; NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

General References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls.

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp.

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs.

Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103

Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94

History of changes

• Syncomistes bonapartensis Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [26, figs 8-9].

  Type data:

   Holotype NTM S.17646–003, Off Cossack Road, Katherine River, NT [14°32'52.8'' S, 132°7'48''].
  Paratype(s) NTM S.11616-003; NTM S.13299–001; NTM S.14549-001; NTM S.15467-018; NTM S.16347-001; NTM S.16404-002; NTM S.17646-003; NTM 17648-008; NTM S.17661-005; WAM P.34528-001; WAM P.34532-001; WAM P.34534-001; WAM P.34537-002; WAM P.34545-001; WAM P.34546-001.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Syncomistes butleri Vari, 1978 [recently split into two species]. —
  Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [50]
  Allen, G.R. & Leggett, R. 1990. A collection of freshwater fishes from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 527-545 fig. 1 [538]
  GiIl, H.S., Morgan, D.L., Doupe, R.G. & RowIand, A.J 2006. The fishes of Lake Kununurra, a highly regulated section of the Ord River in northern Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 23: 1-6 [4]
  Morgan, D., Cheinmora, D., Charles, A., Nulgit, P. & Kimberley Language Resource Centre 2006. Fishes of the King Edward and Carson Rivers with their Belaa and Ngarinyin names. Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research, Murdoch University / Kimberley Language Resource Centre. 69 pp. [49]
  Morgan, D.L. 2010. Fishes of the King Edward River in the Kimberley region, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 25: 351–368 [356]
  Morgan, D.L., Allen, G.R., Pusey, B.J. & Burrows, D.W. 2011. A review of the freshwater fishes of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Zootaxa 2816: 1-64 [16]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Drysdale River, Kimberley region, WA to the Finnis River, NT; tropical

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

Common Name References

Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [26] (Lake Bonaparte Grunter)

History of changes

• Syncomistes butleri Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [311].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.25385–001, Lilly (Barramundie) Lagoon, near Barramundie Creek, NT.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 35642-53; WAM P.21536-001; WAM P.25386-001; WAM P.25387-001; WAM P.25388-001; WAM P.25389-001; WAM P.25390-001; WAM P.25427-003.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

Adelaide to Goyder River, NT, records from the Kinberley region of WA to the Finnis River, NT based on S. bonapartensis; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Algae feeder, detritivore, freshwater, herbivore.

General References

Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 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. [1341] (in part)

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [236] (in part)

Davis, A.M., Unmack, P.J., Pusey, B.J., Pearson, R.G. & Morgan, D.L. 2013. Ontogenetic development of intestinal length and relationships to diet in an Australasian fish family (Terapontidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 53, 16 pp.

Larson, H.K. & Martin, K.C. 1990. Freshwater Fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences Handbook Series Number 1. Darwin : Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 102 pp. 73 figs. [55]

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. [536] (in part)

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063] (in part)

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [50] (Butler's Grunter)

Larson, H.K. & Martin, K.C. 1990. Freshwater Fishes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences Handbook Series Number 1. Darwin : Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 102 pp. 73 figs. [55] (Sharpnose Grunter)

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

History of changes

• Syncomistes carcharus Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [37, figs 12-13].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV A.31452-001, Upper Prince Regent at confluence with Pitta Creek, Prince Regent River, WA [15°50'56.82''S, 125°39'0.41''E].
  Paratype(s) WAM P.34541-001-P.34541-002.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Junction of Pitta Creek and the Prince Regent River in the upper portion of the Prince Regent River catchment, WA; tropical

Australian Endemic.

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

Common Name References

Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [37] (Sharp-toothed Grunter)

History of changes

• Syncomistes dilliensis Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [42, figs 14-15].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.34547-001, Charnley River at Pearson Creek confluence, Charnley River, WA [16°12'39.63''S, 125°30'17.53'' E].
  Paratype(s) NMV A.3144-003; NMV A.31453-001-A.31453-002; NMV A.31454-001-A.31454-002; NMV S.18113-001; WAM P.34535-001; WAM P.34547-002.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Isdell, Charnley, and Calder Rivers, Kinberley Region, WA

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

Common Name References

Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [42] (Dillie Grunter)

History of changes

• Syncomistes holsworthi Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [47, figs 16-17].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.34530-001, Flying Fox Creek, Ord River, WA [16°32'54.258''S, 128°22'13.31''E].
  Paratype(s) NMV A.31450-001; NTM S.14129-002; WAM P.34529-001; WAM P.34530-002; WAM P.34537-001; WAM P.34538-001.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Syncomistes rastellus Vari & Hutchins, 1978 [misidentification of Ord River specimens]. —
  Buckle, D., Storey, A., Humphrey, C. & Chandler, L. 2010. Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages of the upper Ord River catchment. Internal Report 559, January, Supervising Scientist, Darwin. 38 pp. [17]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Ord, Penticost, and Durack rivers in the eastern Kimberley region, WA, and the Victoria River, NT; tropical

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

Common Name References

Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [47] (Holsworth’s Grunter)

History of changes

• Syncomistes kimberleyensis Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [315].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.25383–001 (destroyed in 1990), Bow River, WA.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 35636.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Durack, Pentecost, and Ord rivers in the Eastern Kimberley, WA; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, herbivore.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [51]

Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 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. [1341]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [237]

Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [181]

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. [536]

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [51] (Kimberley Grunter)

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

History of changes

• Syncomistes moranensis Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [58, figs 20-21].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV A.31448-011, Mid Moran, Moran River [15° 22' 33.97'' S, 125° 44' 29'' E].
  Paratype(s) NMV A.31448-011-A.31448-014; NTM S.18111-001; NTM P.34539-002.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from the Moran River catchment, a tributary of the Roe River, northern Kimberley, WA; tropical

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, herbivore.

Common Name References

Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [58] (Moran Grunter)

History of changes

• Syncomistes rastellus Vari, R.P. & Hutchins, J.B. 1978. New species of terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) from Australia. American Museum Novitates 2654: 1-8 figs 1-9 [1-4].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.25723–001, North Creek, tributary of Gibb River, WA.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 36419; AMNH 36420; WAM P.25402-004; WAM P.25404-010; WAM P.25410-004; WAM P.25405-007.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Kimberley region, known only from Drysdale River system, including the Gibb River (126º30´E), WA; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Algae feeder, detritivore, freshwater, herbivore.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [51]

Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 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. [1341] (in part)

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [238] (in part, records from Drysdale based on other species)

Davis, A.M., Unmack, P.J., Pusey, B.J., Pearson, R.G. & Morgan, D.L. 2013. Ontogenetic development of intestinal length and relationships to diet in an Australasian fish family (Terapontidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 53, 16 pp.

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. [542]

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [51] (Drysdale Grunter)

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

History of changes

• Syncomistes trigonicus Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 [317].

  Type data:

   Neotype WAM WAM P.25028-006 (original Holotype P.25391–001, from Wyulda Creek, Roe River, WA, destroyed), Wyulda Creek, a tributary of the upper Roe River, about 2 kilometers above the junction with Roe River.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 35637; WAM P.25026-002; WAM P.25027-002; WAM P.25028-006.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [69].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Drysdale River, King Edward River and Moran River catchments in the northern Kimberley region, WA, some records from these localities based on other species and records from other locations based on other species; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Algae feeder, detritivore, freshwater, herbivore.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [52] (in part)

Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 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. [1341] (in part)

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [239] (in part)

Davis, A.M., Unmack, P.J., Pusey, B.J., Pearson, R.G. & Morgan, D.L. 2013. Ontogenetic development of intestinal length and relationships to diet in an Australasian fish family (Terapontidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 13: 53, 16 pp.

Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [182] (in part)

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. [536] (in part)

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063] (in part)

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [52] (Long-nose Grunter)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [244] (Triangle Grunter)

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

History of changes

• Syncomistes versicolor Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [74, figs 26-27].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM WAM P.34540-001, Lower Prince Regent, Prince Regent River [15°25'1.68''S, 125°14'13.28''E].
  Paratype(s) NMV NMV A.31452-002-NMV A.31452-005; NTM S.18112-001; WAM P.34540-002.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Syncomistes trigonicus Vari, 1978. —
  Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340 figs 1-94 (Prince Regent River records only)

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Confined to Prince Regent River, Kimberley District, WA; tropical

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

Common Name References

Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [74] (The Many-coloured Grunter)

History of changes

• Syncomistes wunambal Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [79, figs 28-29].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.34536-001, Mitchell Falls, Mitchell River [14°49'10.06''S, 125°41'29.13''E].
  Paratype(s) NTM S.18109-001; NMV A.31449-001-A.31449-005; WAM P.34536-002.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Syncomistes trigonus Vari, 1978 [in part, misidentification of Mitchell River population only]. —
  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. [536]
  Allen, G.R. & Leggett, R. 1990. A collection of freshwater fishes from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 527-545 fig. 1 [539]
  Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]
  Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [239]
  Allen, G.R., Cross, N. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Terapontidae. pp. 1331-1342 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. [1341]
  Morgan, D.L., Allen, G.R., Pusey, B.J. & Burrows, D.W. 2011. A review of the freshwater fishes of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Zootaxa 2816: 1-64 [17]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Mitchell River catchment, Kimberley Region, WA

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

Common Name References

Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A., & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 [80] (Wunambal Grunter)

History of changes