Australian Museum Journal A revision of selected genera of the family Carangidae (Pisces) from Australian waters
- Shortform:
- Gunn, 1990, Rec. Aust. Mus., Suppl. 12: 1–77
- Author(s):
- Gunn, John S.
- Year published:
- 1990
- Title:
- A revision of selected genera of the family Carangidae (Pisces) from Australian waters
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement
- Volume:
- 12
- Start page:
- 1
- End page:
- 77
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0812-7387.12.1990.92
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 11 May 1990
- Cover date:
- 11 May 1990
- ISBN:
- ISBN 0-7305-7445-8
- ISSN:
- 0812-7387
- CODEN:
- RAMSEZ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- FISHES; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 05 August 2009
- Reference number:
- 92
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (322kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (20625kb PDF)
Abstract
An annotated list of the 63 species in 23 genera of carangid fishes known from Australian waters is presented. Included in these 63 are eight endemic species, eight new Australian records (Alepes vari, Carangoides equula, C. plagiotaenia, C. talamparoides, Caranx lugubris, Decapterus kurroides, D. tabl and Seriola rivoliana) and a new species in the genus Alepes. A generic key and specific keys to Alectis, Alepes, Carangoides, Scomberoides, Selar, Ulua and Uraspis are given. The systematics of the 32 Australian species of Alectis, Alepes, Atule, Carangoides, "Caranx", Elagatis, Gnathanodon,Megalaspis,Pantolabus, Scomberoides, Selar, Selaroides, Seriolina, Ulua and Uraspis are covered in detail. For each species a recommended common name, other common names, Australian secondary synonymy, diagnosis, colour notes, description, comparison with other species, maximum recorded size, ecological notes and distribution are given. Specific primary synonymies are listed when the type locality is Australia or Papua New Guinea