Species Tylosurus punctulatus (Günther, 1872)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Belone punctulata Günther, A. 1872. Report on several collections of fishes recently obtained for the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871(3): 652-675 pls 53-70 [670].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1871.9.1.12, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Darwin, NT (12ºS, 130ºE) to Bowen, QLD (20º01´S); tropical, west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, Qld: Gulf Coastal (GUC)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

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. [2161]

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. [344]

Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Belonidae. pp. 715-720 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. [720]

Taylor, W.R. 1964. Fishes of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 4: 44-307 figs 1-68 (as Strongylura groeneri, in part, Port Bradshaw specimen only)

 

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. [2161] (FAO) (Spongyjawed Needlefish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (24 October 2011) (Spongyjaw Longtom)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
29-Mar-2018	BELONIFORMES	20-Oct-2016	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED