Species Syncomistes trigonicus Vari, 1978
Longnose Grunter, Long-nose Grunter, Triangle Grunter
- 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.
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
- 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] (in part)
- 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] (in part)
- 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] (in part)
- 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] (in part)
- 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 [68]
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)
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
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2018 | TERAPONTIDAE | 01-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 05-Dec-2012 | 05-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |