Species Variichthys lacustris (Mees & Kailola, 1977)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Therapon lacustris Mees, G.F. & Kailola, P. 1977. The freshwater Therapontidae of New Guinea. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 153: 1-89 [40, fig. 4].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.19135-001, Balimo Lagoon, western Papua New Guinea.
  Paratype(s) AM I.19135-002; AM I.19136-001; AM 19137-001; AM 19138-001; AM 19139-001; AM 19140-001; RMNH 27465-66; RMNH 27575-76; USNM 216416; USNM 216417.

 

Generic Combinations

• Variichthys lacustris (Mees & Kailola, 1977). —
  Allen, G.R. 1993. Variichthys, a replacement name for the terapontid fish genus Varia and first record of V. lacustris from Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 16(3): 459-460 [460]
• Varia lacustris (Mees & Kailola, 1977). —
  Allen, G.R. 1991. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of New Guinea. Madang : Christensen Research Institute 268 pp. [Publication No. 9 of the Christensen Research Institute] [128] (changed combination as type of genus Varia)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Mitchell River, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD (16°24'S); tropical, southern New Guinea.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, herbivore.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1991. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of New Guinea. Madang : Christensen Research Institute 268 pp. [Publication No. 9 of the Christensen Research Institute] [128]

Allen, G.R. 1993. Variichthys, a replacement name for the terapontid fish genus Varia and first record of V. lacustris from Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 16(3): 459-460 [459]

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. [1343]

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [240]

Allen, G.R., Storey, A.W. & Yarrao, M. 2008. Freshwater Fishes of the Fly River Papua New Guinea. Tabubil, Papua New Guinea : Ok Tedi Mining 216 pp. [126]

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.

Roberts, T.R. 1978. An ichthyological survey of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea with descriptions of new species. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 281: 1-72 figs 1-39 [55] (as Therapon lacustris)

Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1063]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [240] (Lake Grunter)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Lake 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