Tusked Silverside, Dentatherina merceri Patten & Ivantsoff 1983
Illustration of a Tusked Silverside, Dentatherina merceri. Source: W. Ivantsoff, Macquarie University (illustrated by B. Thorn). License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
Premaxilla with ventrally directed tusk-like process
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2021, Dentatherina merceri in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1386
Tusked Silverside, Dentatherina merceri Patten & Ivantsoff 1983
More Info
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Distribution |
Offshore reefs of northern Western Australia - Scott and Seringapatam Reefs, and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, west Pacific. Found close inshore around islands and over coral reefs. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VI-VIII + I, 12-14; Anal fin I, 14-16; Midlateral scales 40-43; Transverse scale rows 7-9; Interdorsal scales 8-12. Premaxilla with ventrally directed tusk-like process. Caudal peduncle very slender. |
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Etymology |
The species is named merceri after Professor Frank V. Mercer of Macquarie University "whose help and encouragement in the study of the family Atherinidae will not be forgotten". |
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Species Citation |
Dentatherina merceri Patten & Ivantsoff 1983, Japan. J. Ichthyol. 29(4): 331, fig. 1. Type locality: Tanjung Liang, Piru Bay, Ceram, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, 3°00'S, 128°50'E. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Resources |
Tusked Silverside, Dentatherina merceri Patten & Ivantsoff 1983
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Ivantsoff, W. 1999. Isonidae, Telmatherinidae, Dentatherinidae. pp. 2140-2145 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.
Patten, J.M. & Ivantsoff, W. 1983. A new genus and species of atherinid fish, Dentatherina merceri, from the western Pacific. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 29(4): 329-339 figs 1-6 https://doi.org/10.11369/jji1950.29.329
