Species Tylosurus acus (Lacépède, 1803)
Keeljaw Longtom, Agujon Needlefish, Black-finned Long-tom, Keel-jawed Long Tom, Keel-jawed Long-tom
- Sphyraena acus Lacépède, B.G. 1803. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 5 803 pp. 21 pls. [325, pl. 1(3)] [based on unpublished drawing by Plumier; the name was suppressed by IUCN Opinion 900; but subsequently reinstated by Opinion 2169, see Collette, B.B. & Parin, N.V. 2005. Case 3297 Sphyraena acus Lacepède, 1803 (currently Tylosurus acus) (Teleostei, Belonidae): proposed reinstatement. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 62 (4): 232-236].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Martinique, West Indies.Type locality references:
Collette, B.B. & Parin, N.V. 1970. Needlefishes (Belonidae) of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Atlantide Report 11: 7-60 figs 1-13 [41]. - Esox imperialis Rafinesque, C.S. 1810. Caratteri di alcuni Nouvi Generi e Nouve Specie di Animali e Piante della Sicilia con varie Osservazioni sopra i Medesimi. Sanfilippo, Palermo. 105, pl. 1-20 [59, pl. 9(2)].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Palermo, Sicily. - Tylosurus cantrainei Cocco, A. 1833. Su di alcuni pesci de'mari di Messina. Giornale di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti per la Sicilia (Palermo) 42(124): 9-21 pl. [18, pl. (4)].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Messina, Italy. - Belone appendiculatus Klunzinger, C.B. 1871. Synopsis der Fische des Rothern Meeres. 2. Theil. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 21: 441-688 [580].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SMF 1615, Al-Quseir (as Kosseir), Egypt, Red Sea; ZMB 10584, Al-Quseir (as Kosseir), Egypt, Red Sea; ZMB 10689, Al-Quseir (as Kosseir), Egypt, Red Sea. - Belone melanotus Bleeker, P. 1851. Over eenige nieuwe soorten van Belone en Hemiramphus van Java. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 1: 93-95 [94].
Type data:
Lectotype RMNH 6940, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia (as Batavia).Subsequent designation references:
Mees, G.F. 1962. A preliminary revision of the Belonidae. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 54: 1-96 figs 1-11 pl. 1 [53].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Collette, B.B. & Parin, N.V. 1970. Needlefishes (Belonidae) of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Atlantide Report 11: 7-60 figs 1-13 [47]
- Collette, B.B. 2003. Family Belonidae Bonaparte 1832 — needlefishes. California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes 16: 1-22 [9]
Generic Combinations
- Tylosurus acus (Lacépède, 1803). —
Collette, B.B. & Parin, N.V. 1970. Needlefishes (Belonidae) of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Atlantide Report 11: 7-60 figs 1-13 [41] (changed combination cited) - Thalassosteus appendiculatus (Klunzinger, 1871). —
Jordan, D.S., B.W. Evermann & Tanaka, S. 1927. Notes on new or rare fishes from Hawaii. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 16(20): 649-680 [651] (as type of genus Thalassosteus) - Tylosurus appendiculatus (Klunzinger, 1871). —
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] [54] - Djulongius melanotus (Bleeker, 1850). —
Whitley, G.P. 1935. Studies in Ichthyology No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum 19(4): 215-250 figs 1-11 pl. 18 [223] (as type of genus Djulongius) - Tylosurus melanotus (Bleeker, 1850). —
Munroe, E. 1961. Synopsis of the North American Odontiinae, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The Canadian Entomologist Suppl. 24: 1-93 [54]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Tylosurus coromandelicus (van Hasselt, 1823) [misidentification]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [100] - Tylosaurus appendiculatus (Klunzinger, 1871) [misspelling of generic name]. —
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [73]
Introduction
Collette & Parin (1970) recognised 5 subspecies, with Tylosurus acus melanotus restricted to the Indo-west-central Pacific. Some authors have treated that form as a distinct species T. melanotus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals, WA, Cartier Island and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea to off Arrawarra Headland, NSW (30°04'S); tropical, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [73] (as Tylosaurus appendiculatus)
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [311]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [65]
Ecological Descriptors
Inshore, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 1-10 m.
General References
Collette, B.B. 1999. Family Belonidae. pp. 2151-2161 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. [2159]
Collette, B.B. & Parin, N.V. 1970. Needlefishes (Belonidae) of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Atlantide Report 11: 7-60 figs 1-13 (for subspecies)
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. [350]
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] [54] (385, as T. melanotus and 386, as Thalassosteus appendicularis)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [38] (558, as Djulongius melanotus and 564. as Thalassosteus appendiculatus)
Common Name References
Collette, B.B. 1999. Family Belonidae. pp. 2151-2161 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. [2159] (FAO) (Agujon Needlefish)
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] [54] (as T. melanotus) (Black-finned Long-tom, Keel-jawed Long-tom)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Keeljaw Longtom)
Whitley, G.P. 1947. Long toms. Australian Museum Magazine 9(5): 169-173 [172] (Keel-jawed Long Tom)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | BELONIFORMES | 29-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |