Blackmargin Dartfish, Parioglossus marginalis Rennis & Hoese, 1985
Scientific name: Parioglossus marginalis
Alternative name/s:
Port Hacking Dart-goby
Port Hacking Dart-goby
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Blackmargin Dartfish caught at a depth of about .3 m, near Roseville Bridge, Middle Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, 25 February 2012.
Image: Katt Srinivasan
© Katt Srinivasan
© Katt Srinivasan
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Parioglossus
- Species
- marginalis
- Family
- Microdesmidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- 45 cm
Introduction
The Blackmargin Dartfish is only known from New South Wales waters. It was described by Australian Museum staff Denise Rennis and Doug Hoese.
Distribution
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
References
- Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
