Species Toxotes kimberleyensis Allen, 2004
Kimberley Archerfish, Large Scale Archerfish, Large-scale Archerfish, Western Archer Fish
- Toxotes kimberleyensis Allen, G.R. 2004. Toxotes kimberleyensis, a new species of Archerfish (Pisces: Toxotidae) from fresh waters of Western Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56: 225-230 [226, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25039-002, Plain Creek Gorge, Beverley Springs Station, west Kimberley District, WA [16°35'S, 125°30'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.42570-001; NTM S.15530-001; WAM P.25437-001; WAM P.25440-006.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Toxotes oligolepis Bleeker, 1876 [a misidentification]. —
Allen, G.R. 1978. A review of the archerfishes (family Toxotidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 355-378 figs 1-11 [372]
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [54]
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [264]
Leggett, R. & Merrick, J.R. 1987. Australian Native Fishes for Aquariums. Artarmon : J.R. Merrick Publications 241 pp. 142 figs. [202]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Fitzroy River (17°50'S) to Isdell River (16°41'S), WA; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
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 [540] (as Toxotes oligolepis)
- Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063] (as Toxotes oligolepis)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1978. A review of the archerfishes (family Toxotidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 355-378 figs 1-11 [372] (as Toxotes oligolepis)
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [54] (as Toxotes oligolepis)
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [251] (as Toxotes species)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [264] (as Toxotes oligolepis)
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 [18]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [54] (as Toxotes oligolepis) (Large Scale Archerfish)
Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [183] (as Toxotes oligolepis) (Large-scale Archerfish)
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [251] (as Toxotes oligolepis) (Kimberley Archerfish)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [264] (as Toxotes oligolepis) (Western Archer Fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kimberley Archerfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Nov-2012 | 12-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |