Terapontidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 158-163

Terapontidae

(grunters)

Amniataba caudavittata (Richardson, 1845)

Yellowtail Grunter

Datnia caudavittata Richardson, 1845b: 24 (Harvey River, W.A.) .

Therapon caudavittatus — Macleay 1878: 384 (Port Darwin); Ogilby and McCulloch 1916: 108 (Port Darwin; Port Essington).

Terapon caudavittatus — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 88 (Pellew Islands; Darwin); Taylor 1964: 185 (Nightcliff; Little Lagoon, Emerald River, Groote Eylandt; Port Langdon; Port Bradshaw; Yirrkalla).

Amniataba caudavittata —Vari 1978: 243 (Casuarina Beach; Nightcliff; Port Langdon; Groote Eylandt; Port Bradshaw; Yirrkalla); Paxton et al. 1989: 531 (NT); Larson 1992: 8 (Mule Creek; Bing Bong Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 356 (Cullen Beach; Ludmilla Creek); Larson 1997: 31 (Kakadu); Larson 1999b: 33 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 41 (Field Island; West Alligator Head); Larson 2002: 33 (Field Island; Sandfly Beach; Middle Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1332 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Amniataba caudavittatus — Dixon and Huxley 1985: 183 (Arnhem Bay–Glyde River areas); Davis 1988: 164 (upstream Buffalo Creek); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1996: 10 (Towns River).

Field Island; Entrance Island, Liverpool River; creek on NE side Milingimbi; Town Beach, Milingimbi.

Amniataba percoides (Günther, 1864)

Barred Grunter

Therapon percoides Günther, 1864b: 374 (Fitzroy River, near Rockhampton).

? Therapon fasciatus — Zietz 1891: 2 (Northern Territory).

Terapon percoides — Rendahl 1922: 184 (McKinlay River; Daly River; Glencoe); Taylor 1964: 188–189 (Arnhem Land; Oenpelli; Roper River).

Amniataba percoides — Midgley 1973: 4, 5–6, 8–10 (Tin Camp Creek; Cooper Creek; Cannon Hill; Nourlangie Creek; Saw Cut Creek; Jim Jim Falls; Deaf Adder Creek; Magela Creek); Pollard 1974: 44–45 (Alligator Rivers); Midgley 1975: Appendix A (Toogangini Creek; Glyde River; Eight-mile Hole; Weirk Springs; Caranbirini Creek; Leila Creek; Kilgour River; Frog Lagoon; McArthur River); Vari 1978: 241 (Moriarty Creek; Big Horse Creek, Victoria River; Katherine River; Fergusson River; Mary River; South Alligator River; Barramundie Creek; Lilly (Barramundie) Lagoon; Jim Jim Creek; Daly River; Upper Manton River; Red Lily Lagoon, 9 mi. northeast of Elsey Homestead; Boggy Hole, 7 mi. downstream from junction of Finke River and Ellery Creek; Roper River; Oenpelli); Glover and Sim 1978: 42–43 (Finke River drainage); Glover 1979: 58 (Ellery Creek Gorge, Glen Helen Gorge, Finke River); Midgley 1979: Appendix B (Limmen Bight River; Rosie Creek; Cox River; Arnold River; Hodgson River; Roper River; Wilton River; Waterhouse River; Mainoru River); Midgley 1980: Appendix B (King River; Katherine River; Brandy Bottle Creek; Dry–King River junction; Daly River; Fergusson River; Flora River; Fish River; Douglas River); Midgley 1981: Appendix B (Armstrong River; Victoria River; Camfield River; Neave Creek; Humbert River; Wickham River; East Baines River; West Baines River; Jasper Creek; Waterloo Creek; Keep River; Chinaman Creek); Glover 1982: 243 (Finke River drainage); Midgley 1982: Appendix B (Tooganginnie Creek; Wearyan River; Foelsche River; Robinson River; Calvert River; Bluey Creek; Fish River); Bishop and Larson 1983: 7 (Frew River; Whistleduck Creek); Midgley 1983: Appendix B (Towns River; Rose River tributary; Walker River; Koolatong River; Giddy River; Mainoru River; Cadell River; Liverpool River; Goomadeer River); Midgley 1984: appendix B (South Alligator River; McKinley River; Howley Creek; Reynolds River; Adelaide River; Finniss River; Karns Creek); Larson 1987: 147 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2); Paxton et al. 1989: 532 (NT); Midgley 1994: 3–4 (Fergusson River; Finke River); Larson 1999a: 21 (Augustus Hole, Sandy Creek; Policeman Waterhole, Keep River); Unmack 2001: 668 (Finke River); Allen et al. 2002: 216 (Finke and Georgina Rivers); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 10 (Moyle River; Anopheles Creek; Daly/Katherine Rivers; Mainoru River; Jasper Creek; Wilton River; Goyder River; Rock Bottom Creek; Dook Creek; Maiwok Creek; Barmguerikba Creek; Bradshaw Creek; Giddy River; Cato River; Habgood River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1332 (NT; Lake Eyre basin, N coastal, N Gulf, W plateau); Dally and Larson 2008: 16 (Roper River, Elsey/Moroak Stations); Dally 2010: 14 (Groote Eylandt). Robinson River (AMS material).

Bidyanus bidyanus ( Mitchell, 1838)

Silver Perch

Acerina (Cernua) bidyana Mitchell, 1838: 95 , pl. 8 (river between Gwydir River and McIntyre River, NSW).? Therapon niger — Zietz 1891: 2 ("skin", Northern Territory).

Bidyanus bidyanus — Merrick and Schmida 1984: 231 (introduced, Northern Territory).

Zietz’s record may be misidentified or the locality erroneus.

Bidyanus welchi ( McCulloch and Waite, 1917)

Welch’s Grunter

Therapon welchi McCulloch and Waite, 1917: 472 (Cooper's Creek, near Innamincka, SA).

Hephaestus welchi — Glover and Sim 1978: 42–43 (Finke River drainage).

Bidyanus welchi — Glover 1982: 243 (Finke River drainage); Paxton et al. 1989: 532 (N.T.); Hoese et al. 2006: 1333 (NT; Lake Eyre basin, W plateau).

Helotes sexlineatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)

Eastern Striped Grunter

Terapon sexlineatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825: 340 (Shark's Bay, WA).

Therapon cuvieri — Günther 1859: 282 (Port Essington); Macleay 1878: 348 (Port Darwin).

Helotes sexlineatus — Macleay, 1878: 348 (Port Darwin); Paradice and Whitley 1927: 87 (Pellew Islands); Taylor 1964: 189 (Port Bradshaw).

Pelates sexlineatus —Vari 1978: 254 (Port Bradshaw); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 9 (Bing Bong Creek; Mule Creek).

South Goulburn Island.

Hephaestus carbo ( Ogilby and McCulloch, 1916) Coal Grunter Therapon carbo Ogilby and McCulloch, 1916: 116 (Gregory River, Qld) . Leioptherapon suavis — Midgley 1973: 4 (Tin Camp Creek). Hephaestus carbo — Midgley 1983: Appendix B (Goyder River tributary, Goyder River); Merrick and Schmida

1984: 229 (East Alligator River); Allen et al. 2002: 220 (Goyder and South Alligator Rivers); Wilson and

Brooks 2004: 11 (Goyder River; Rock Bottom Creek; Giddy River, Wonga Creek; Cato River; Habgood

River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1334 (NT; N coastal, Goyder River).

Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883)

Sooty Grunter

Therapon fuliginosus Macleay, 1883b: 201 ( upper Burdekin River , North Queensland).

Terapon alligatoris Rendahl, 1922: 185 (McKinlay and South Alligator Rivers).

Hephaestus bancrofti — Midgley 1973: 4–5, 9–10 (Tin Camp Creek; Jim Jim Falls; Deaf Adder Creek).

Hephaestus fuliginosus — Pollard 1974: 9–10 (Alligator Rivers); Midgley 1975: Appendix A (Toogangini Creek; Glyde River; Eight-mile Hole; Weirk Springs; Caranbirini Creek; Leila Creek; Kilgour River; Frog Lagoon; McArthur River); Vari 1978: 283 (Katherine River; Barramundie Creek; South Alligator River; Mary River; Ferguson River; Roper River); Midgley 1979: Appendix B (Limmen Bight River; Cox River; Roper River; Wilton River; Waterhouse River; Mainoru River); Midgley 1980: Appendix B (King River; Katherine River; Brandy Bottle Creek; Daly River; Fergusson River; Flora River; Fish River; Douglas River); Midgley 1982: Appendix B (Tooganginnie Creek; Wearyan River; Foelsche River; Robinson River; Calvert River; Bluey Creek; Fish River); Midgley 1983: Appendix B (Towns River; Koolatong River; Goyder River tributary; Goyder River; Mainoru River; Liverpool River; Goomadeer River); Merrick and Schmida 1984: 223 (Daly River system); Midgley 1984: appendix B (Mary River; South Alligator River; Reynolds River; Adelaide River; Karns Creek); Larson 1987: 147 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2); Midgley 1994: 4 (Fergusson River); Allen et al. 2002: 222 (Daly River); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 11 (Moyle River; Anopheles Creek; Tom Turner Creek; Daly/Katherine Rivers; Mainoru River; Jasper Creek; Wilton River; Goyder River; Rock Bottom Creek; Dook Creek; Maiwok Creek; Barmguerikba Creek; King River; Bradshaw Creek); Hoese et al. 2006: 1335 (NT; N coast, N Gulf, Daly River); Dally and Larson 2008: 16 (Roper River, Elsey/Moroak Stations).

Therapon fuliginosus — Paxton et al. 1989: 533 (Daly River, NT).

MIMETS Base Camp, McArthur River. Robinson River (AMS material).

Hephaestus jenkinsi (Whitley, 1945)

Western Sooty Grunter

Mesopristes jenkinsi Whitley, 1945a: 26 (Ivanhoe Station, Ord River, WA).

Hephaestus jenkinsi —Vari 1978: 288 (West Baines River); Midgley 1981: Appendix B (Armstrong River; Victoria River; Humbert River; Wickham River; East Baines River; Jasper Creek; Ikymbon River; Angalarri River tributary; Fitzmaurice River; Waterloo Creek; Chinaman Creek); Allen 1982: 47–48 (N.T.); Merrick and Schmida 1984: 227 (Victoria River system); Paxton et al. 1989: 533 (Victoria River, NT); Larson 1999a: 21 (Augustus Hole; Sandy Creek); Allen et al. 2002: 223 (Victoria River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1335 (NT; N coastal, Victoria River).

Leiopotherapon unicolor ( Günther, 1859)

Spangled Grunter

Therapon unicolor Günther, 1859: 277 (Gwydir River and Darling Downs, NSW) .

Therapon longulus Macleay, 1881a: 367 (fresh water inland from Port Darwin).

Terapon unicolor — Rendahl 1922: 185 (Port Darwin; Daly River); Paradice and Whitley 1927: 88 (Howard River); Taylor 1964: 186 (Roper River; Oenpelli; Fish Creek; Red Lily Lagoon); Glover and Sim 1978: 42–43 (Finke River drainage); Paxton et al. 1989:534 (NT).

Madigania unicolor — Whitley 1945b: 10–11 (Coglin Creek; Charlotte Waters; Port Darwin; Howard River; Red Bank Creek); Midgley 1973: 2, 4–5, 8–11 (Magela Creek; Red Lily Lagoon, Cannon Hill; Cooper Creek; Tin Camp Creek; Nourlangie Creek; Saw Cut Creek; Jim Jim Falls; Deaf Adder Creek); Pollard 1974: 42– 43 (Alligator Rivers); Midgley 1975: Appendix A (Toogangini Creek; Glyde River; Eight-mile Hole; Weirk Springs; Caranbirini Creek; Leila Creek; Kilgour River; Frog Lagoon; McArthur River); Midgley 1979: Appendix B (Limmen Bight River; Rosie Creek; Cox River; Arnold River; Hodgson River; Roper River; Wilton River; Waterhouse River; Mainoru River).

Leiopotherapon unicolor —Vari 1978: 234 (Moriarity Creek; West Baines River; Katherine River; Fergusson River; Mary River; South Alligator River; Barramundie Creek; Wildman River; Daly River; Red Lily Lagoon; Manton River; vicinity of Finke River and Ellery Creek; Ellery Creek; Roper River); Glover 1979: 58 (Glen Helen Gorge, Finke River; Todd River); Midgley 1980: Appendix B (King River; Katherine River; Brandy Bottle Creek; Birrimba Hole; Dry–King River junction; Daly River; Fergusson River; Flora River; Fish River; Douglas River); Midgley 1981: 56 (Police Hole); Midgley 1981: Appendix B (Armstrong River; Victoria River; Camfield River; Neave Creek; Humbert River; Wickham River; East Baines River; West Baines River; Jasper Creek; Ikymbon River; Angalarri River tributary; Fitzmaurice River; Waterloo Creek; Keep River; Chinaman Creek); Glover 1982: 243 (Finke River drainage; Todd River; Hay River); Midgley 1982: Appendix B (James River; Lorne Creek; Brunette Creek; Corella Creek; Cresswell Creek; Newcastle Creek; Tooganginnie Creek; Wearyan River; Foelsche River; Robinson River; Calvert River; Bluey Creek; Fish River); Bishop and Larson 1983: 7–8 (Bonney Creek; Frew River; Whistleduck Creek; McLaren Creek; Gosse River); Midgley 1983: Appendix B (Walker River; Koolatong River; Goyder River tributary; Goyder River; Mainoru River; Cadell River; Goomadeer River); Midgley 1984: appendix B (South Alligator River; McKinley River; Mt Ringwood lagoon; Margaret River; Howley Creek; Reynolds River; Adelaide River; Karns Creek); Larson 1987: 147 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2); Midgley 1994: 3–4 (Fergusson River; Finke River); Larson 1999a: 21–22 (Cockatoo Lagoon and West Gorge, Keep River; Sandy Creek); Unmack 2001: 668 (Finke River); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 11 (Moyle River; Anopheles Creek; Tom Turner Creek; Daly/Katherine Rivers; Mainoru River; Jasper Creek; Wilton River; Goyder River; Rock Bottom Creek; Dook Creek; Maiwok Creek; Barmguerikba Creek; Chambers River; King River; Bradshaw Creek; Giddy River; Wonga Creek; Richard River; Habgood River; Buckingham River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1336 (NT; Lake Eyre basin, N coastal, N Gulf, W plateau, Finke River drainage).

Pelates quadrilineatus ( Bloch, 1790)

Fourline Striped Grunter

Holocentrus quadrilineatus Bloch, 1790: 82 ("from the Orient").

Therapon cuvieri — Macleay 1878: 348 (Port Darwin.

Pelates quadrilineatus — McCulloch 1929: 159 (Northern Territory); Vari 1978: 251 (Northern Territory); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 338 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Paxton et al. 1989: 535 (NT); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Pender et al. 1992: 67 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson 1992: 9 (Bing Bong Creek; Home Creek; Mule Creek); Larson 1996: 11 (Roper River area; Nayarnpi Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 356 (reef by east Arm ramp); Hoese et al. 2006: 1338 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Pingalla lorentzi ( Weber, 1910)

Lorentz Grunter

Helotes lorentzi Weber, 1910: 236 (Lorentz River, New Guinea).

Pingalla lorentzi — Allen et al. 2002: 229 (Finniss River near Rum Jungle Mine site); Hoese et al. 2006: 1339 (NT; N coastal, Finnis River).

Pingalla midgleyi Allen and Merrick, 1984

Midgley’s Grunter

Therapon sp. — Midgley 1973: 9–10 (Jim Jim Falls; Deaf Adder Creek).

Pingalla gilberti —Vari 1978: 311 (Barramundie Creek; South Alligator River); Paxton et al. 1989: 536 (Katherine River and South Alligator system).

Pingalla sp. — Midgley 1980: Appendix B (Katherine River).

Pingalla midgleyi Allen and Merrick, 1984: 78 (Katherine River, NT, also S. and E. Alligator Rivers).— Midgley 1984: appendix B (South Alligator River); Larson 1987: 147 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2); Paxton et al. 1989: 536 (Katherine River; South Alligator River); Allen et al. 2002: 230 (East and South Alligator Rivers; Katherine River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1339 (NT; N coastal, Katherine River, South Alligator system).

Scortum barcoo ( McCulloch and Waite, 1917)

Barcoo Grunter

Therapon barcoo McCulloch and Waite, 1917: 474 (Cooper Creek or Barcoo, central Australia).

Scortum hilli — Midgley 1979: 13, Appendix B (Limmen Bight River; Roper River; Hodgson River; Wilton River; Mainoru River); Midgley 1982: Appendix B (Tooganginnie Creek).

Scortum barcoo — Midgley 1982: Appendix B (Brunette Creek); Merrick and Schmida 1984: 235 (Brunette Creek, Barkly Basin); Allen et al. 2002: 231 (Brunette Creek, Barkley Tablelands); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 12 (Wilton River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1340 (NT; Lake Eyre Basin, N Gulf, W plateau).

Midgley’s records of S. hilli could refer to S. barcoo or S. ogilbyi .

Scortum neili Allen, Larson and Midgley, 1993 Angalarri Grunter Scortum neilii [nomen nudum]— Midgley 1981: 8 (Angalarri River, Victoria River system). Scortum sp. 1 — Merrick and Schmida 1984: 239 (Angalarri River). Scortum neili Allen, Larson and Midgley, 1993: 71 (Limestone Gorge, East Baines River, Northern Territory).—

Allen et al. 2002: 233 (Limestone Gorge, East Baines River; Angalarri River); Corbett et al. 2002: 57

(Angalarri River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1340 (NT; N coastal, East Baines and Angalarri rivers).

Scortum ogilbyi Whitley, 1951

Gulf Grunter

Scortum ogilbyi Whitley, 1951b: 397 (Norman River, Queensland).— Midgley 1975: Appendix A (Toogangini Creek; Weirk Springs; Kilgour River); Allen et al. 2002: 234 (Roper, Limmen Bight, McArthur Rivers); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 12 (Mainoru River; Barmguerikba Creek; Chambers Rivers); Hoese et al. 2006: 1340 (NT; N Gulf, Roper River).

? Scortum hilli — Midgley 1979: 13, Appendix B (Limmen Bight River; Roper River, Hodgson River, Wilton River, Mainoru River); Midgley 1982: Appendix B (Tooganginnie Creek).

Midgley’s records of S. hilli could refer to S. barcoo or S. ogilbyi (no specimens held at MAGNT).

Syncomistes butleri Vari, 1978

Sharpnose Grunter

Therapon sp (sharpnosed black bream)— Midgley 1973: appendix B (Deaf Adder Creek).

Syncomistes butleri Vari, 1978: 311–315 (Lilly (Barramundie) Lagoon near Barramundie Creek, South Alligator River, Northern Territory).— Midgley 1981: Appendix B (Armstrong River; Victoria River; Wickham River); Midgley 1983: Appendix B (Liverpool River); Merrick and Schmida 1984: 242 (South Alligator system); Midgley 1984: appendix B (South Alligator River; Mary River; Reynolds River; Adelaide River); Larson 1987: 147 (Kakadu Stages 1 and 2); Paxton et al. 1989: 536 (Barramundie Creek, NT); Allen et al. 2002: 236 (Liverpool River); Wilson and Brooks 2004: 12 (Daly/Katherine Rivers; Goyder River; Rock Bottom Creek; King River); Hoese et al. 2006: 1341 (NT; N coastal, West Baines River, Barramundie Creek).

Syncomistes sp. — Midgley 1980: Appendix B (Katherine River, Fish River, Douglas River).

Syncomistes rastellus Vari and Hutchins, 1978 Drysdale Grunter Syncomistes rastellus Vari and Hutchins 1978: 1 (North Creek, tributary of Gibb River, on road to Drysdale Crossing, Western Australia).— Midgley 1981: 8–9, 24, 40 (Humbert River, Ikymbon River).

Ikymbon River.

Terapon jarbua ( Forsskål, 1775)

Crescent Grunter

Sciaena jarbua Forsskål, 1775: 12 (Djeddah, Red Sea).

Therapon servus —Richardson 1842: 126 (Port Essington); Macleay 1878: 348 (Port Darwin).

Therapon jarbua — Klunzinger 1880: 349 (Port Darwin); Paxton et al. 1989: 537 (NT).

Terapon jarbua — Taylor 1964: 183–184 (Nightcliff; Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt; Yirrkalla); Vari 1978: 259 (Dinah Beach; Nightcliff; Little Lagoon; Yirrkalla); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 338 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Dixon and Huxley 1985: 185 (Arnhem Bay–Glyde River areas); Davis 1988: 164 (upstream Buffalo Creek); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Pender et al. 1992: 67 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson 1996: 11 (Towns River); Larson and Williams 1997: 356 (Vesteys Beach; Cullen Beach); Larson 1997: 31 (West Alligator Head); Larson 1998: 31 (beach S of Pickertaramoor, Melville Island); Larson 1999a: 21 (Sandy Creek and Keep River); Larson 1999b: 33 (Kakadu); Larson 1999c: 27 (Field Island); Hoese et al. 2006: 1342 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast); Fisher and Calaby 2009: 32 (near Victoria, Port Essington).

Town Beach, Milingimbi. Pellew Islands; Melville Bay; Cape Arnhem (AMS material).

Terapon puta Cuvier, 1829

Spinycheek Grunter

Therapon puta Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829a: 131 ( Pondicherry,Vizagapatam).— Paxton et al. 1989: 537 (NT).

Terapon puta — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 87 (Pellew Islands); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 10 (Bing Bong Creek; Home Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 356 (Darwin Harbour); Hoese et al. 2006: 1342 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Liverpool River mouth, Arnhem Land; Skirmish Point area, Boucaut Bay; E of Nilpaiwa Island, Milingimbi.

Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829

Largescale Grunter

Therapon theraps Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829: 129 (Java, Malabar).—Richardson 1842: 126 (Port Essington); Castelnau 1873: 83 (Port Darwin); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Fisher and Calaby 2009: 34 (Heath [= “Smith”?] Point, Port Essington).

Terapon theraps — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 87 (Pellew Islands); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 338 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Paxton et al. 1989: 537 (NT); Pender et al. 1992: 67 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and Williams 1997: 356 (off East Point); Hoese et al. 2006: 1343 (NT; N coast).