Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:5f7c136d-6c78-4492-9dd1-359058502f0a

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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Description

The Mulloway can be recognised by its silvery to bronze-green colouration, moderately elongated body, caudal fin shape and the series of pearly white spots along the lateral line. The caudal fin varies from pointed in juveniles to concave dorsally in adults. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

Australian Museum Factsheets: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat, Images
Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Video Page Url, Images
Reef Life Survey Images: Images, Occurrence record

Species Lists

RLS profile v3: Range: 425.835; Behaviour: The croaking of mulloway is one of the characteristic sounds heard along the Swan estuary near Perth on still nights; Distribution: Exmouth Gulf, WA, to Burnett R, Qld. Also southern Africa, east Asia.; Common_Name: Mulloway;; Depth: 2–150 m; Diet: Carnivore; Invasive: Not known to be invasive; Max_size: 2 m; Threats: Recreational and commercial fishing; IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed; similar_species: A second species of sciaenid that is also highly regarded by anglers, the teraglin Atractoscion aequidens, is found in deep water off NSW; it differs from the mulloway in having an indented rather than slightly rounded tail; Abundance: 14; Frequency: 0.116; Description: The croaking of mulloway is one of the characteristic sounds heard along the Swan estuary near Perth on still nights; Habitat: Reef, sand, mud

Images

Argyrosomus japonicus
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Licence: CC Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Argyrosomus japonicus	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacépède, 1801)	Australian Faunal Directory
Sciaena japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1844	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. 1844. Pisces. Fauna Japonica Vol. 4(2–4) pp. 21-72 pls 7A-36
Sciaena antarctica Castelnau, 1872	Australian Faunal Directory
Sciaena antarctica Castelnau, 1872	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Castelnau, F.L. de 1872. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proc. Zool. Acclim. Soc. Vict. Vol. 1 pp. 29-242 1 pl.
Sciaena neglecta Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Ramsay, E.P. & Ogilby, J.D. 1886. On an undescribed Sciaena from the New South Wales coast. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Ser. 2 Vol. 1 (3) pp. 941-942
Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacépède, 1801)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation pp. 422 pp.
Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacépède, 1801)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Sciaenidae. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast pp. 992 pp. 810 figs pp. 602-603, fig. 532
Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacépède, 1801)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Trewavas, E. 1977. The sciaenid fishes (croakers or drums) of the Indo-West Pacific. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond Vol. 33 pp. 253-541 figs 1-61 pls 1-14
Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacépède, 1801)	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd pp. 480 pp.

Common Names

Common name	Source
Japanese Meagre Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Encyclopedia of Life Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Butter-fish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Jew Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Jewfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Kingfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Mulloway Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
River Kingfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
School Jew Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Silver Jew Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Silver Jewfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Soapy Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Southern Meagre Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Croaker Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Kingy Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Kob Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Schoolies Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Silver Croaker Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Soapies Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

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Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

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