- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- TERAPONTIDAE
- Syncomistes
Genus Syncomistes
Summary:
A endemic Australian genus of grunters with 11 species found in northern Australia. Shelley et al. (2017) revised the genus, describing 7 new species from The Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Syncomistes is from the Greek noun for 'gatherer', in reference to the unique manner in which species harvest algae when feeding.
Syncomistes is from the Greek noun for 'gatherer', in reference to the unique manner in which species harvest algae when feeding.
Author: Bray, D.J. 2019
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2019, Syncomistes in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/genus/1479
References
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp.
Shelley, J.J. 2016. Evolution and biogeography of Australian tropical freshwater fishes. PhD Thesis. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 273 pp. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/120615
Shelley, J.J., Delaval, A. & Le Feuvre, M.C. 2017. A revision of the grunter genus Syncomistes (Teleostei, Terapontidae, Syncomistes) with descriptions of seven new species from the Kimberley region, northwestern Australia. Zootaxa 4367(1): 1-103 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4367.1.1
Shelley, J.S., Swearer, S.E., Adams, M., Dempster, T., Le Feuvre, M.C., Hammer, M.P. & Unmack, P.J. 2018. Cryptic biodiversity in the freshwater fishes of the Kimberley endemism hotspot, northwestern Australia, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127: 843-858, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.032
Vari, R.P. 1978. The terapon perches (Percoidei, Terapontidae) a cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159(5): 175-340.