Leichhardt's Velvetfish, Kanekonia leichhardti Johnson 2013
Holotype (top) and paratype of Leichhardt's Velvetfish, Kanekonia leichhardti. Source: Queensland Museum. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Kanekonia leichhardti in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4985
Leichhardt's Velvetfish, Kanekonia leichhardti Johnson 2013
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Distribution |
Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. Inhabits sandy/muddy bottoms. |
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Etymology |
The species is named leichhardti after the Prussian naturalist and explorer Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813-ca.1848). During the years 1844-1845, he achieved one of the longest journeys of exploration by land in Australia, from the Darling Downs, Queensland to Port Essington, Northern Territory, a distance of about 4,800 km. He was the first European to traverse the southern edge of the Gulf of Carpentaria overland and to report on its fauna, flora and geology. |
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Species Citation |
Kanekonia leichhardti Johnson 2013, Mem. Qld Mus. - Nat. 58: 398, figs 1A-B, 4A-C, 6A. Type locality: Gulf of Carpenteria, Queensland, Australia, 13°01.3"S, 140°12'E, dredged in 63 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Leichhardt's Velvetfish, Kanekonia leichhardti Johnson 2013
References
Johnson, J.W. 2013. Kanekonia leichhardti, a new species of velvetfish (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Aploactinidae) from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 58: 397-410.
