Species Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843
Yellowtail Scad, Bung, Chow, Mcculloch's Yellowtail, Scad, Southern Yellowtail Scad, Yakka, Yellow-tail Scad, Yellowtail, Yellowtail Chow, Yellowtail Horse Mackerel, Yellowtail Mackerel
- Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, J. 1843. Report on the present state of the ichthyology of New Zealand. Report of the 12th meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1842: 12-30 [21] [after le Saurel de la Nouvelle-Zélande of Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1833. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 9 512 pp. pls 246–279].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP A.5997, New Zealand.Subsequent designation references:
Stephenson, A.B. & Robertson, D.A. 1977. The New Zealand species of Trachurus (Pisces : Carangidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 7(2): 243-253 [247]. - Trachurus mccullochi Nichols, J.T. 1920. A key to the species of Trachurus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 42(13): 477-481 [478].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM E.2450, Investigator Strait, SA; AM I.4212, Swan River, WA; AM I.9591, near Sydney, NSW; AM I.11031, mouth of Wide Bay, QLD; AM I.12412, Wide Bay, QLD; AM I.9617-9619, Port Jackson, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Stephenson, A.B. & Robertson, D.A. 1977. The New Zealand species of Trachurus (Pisces : Carangidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 7(2): 243-253 [247]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841). —
Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [60] (a misidentification)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [124] (807, in part, a misidentification)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Townshend Island, QLD (22º14´S) to Exmouth Gulf, WA (22º05´S), Lord Howe Island; tropical, temperate, south-west Pacific; frequently confused with and identified as T. declivis.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [401] (as Trachurus mccullochi)
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [161]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 [47]
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, marine, pelagic, rock reef, schooling.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Carangidae. pp. 582-590 figs 516-522 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [589]
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [307] (as Trachurus mccullochi)
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [36] (as Trachurus mccullochi)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [185]
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [124] (807 as Trachurus declivis, in part, 808 as Trachurus mccullochi)
Roughley, T.C. 1957. Fish and Fisheries of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 341 pp. [60] (as Trachurus declivis)
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999. Family Carangidae. pp. 2659-2756 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2751]
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2008. Family Carangidae. pp. 575-581 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [581]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [43] (1014 as Trachurus mccullochi, 1015, in part)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [145] (Mcculloch's Yellowtail)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [590] (Yellowtail Chow, Yellowtail Horse Mackerel, Yellowtail Mackerel)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [185] (Bung, Scad)
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [307] (Yakka)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [60] (Yellowtail Scad, Yellowtail)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [178] (Yellow-tail Scad)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [156] (Southern Yellowtail Scad)
Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [252] (Chow)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellowtail Scad)
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999. Family Carangidae. pp. 2659-2756 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2751] (Yellowtail Horse Mackerel)
History of changes
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