A NEW SPECIES OF FRESHWATER RAINBOWFISH (MELANOTAENIIDAE) FROM MISOOL ISLAND, INDONESIA
WA Museum Records and Supplements | Volume 10 (1982–1983) | Updated 15 May 2013
Abstract A new species of rainbowfish (Melanotaeniidae) belonging to the genus Melanotaenia is described from 23 specimens collected at Misool Island off the western extremity of Irian jaya, Indonesia. Melanotaenia misoolensis sp. novo is closely related ...
A NEW SPECIES OF ACANTHISTIUS (PISCES SERRANIDAE) FROM EASTERN AUSTRALIA
Abstract A new species of serranid fish Acanthistius paxtoni , is described from New South Wales. It is closely related to A. cinctus (Gllnther), also from eastern Australia, but is separable on the basis of colour pattern and scalation. Morphological and ...
A COLLECTION OF FRESHWATER FISHES FROM WESTERN NEW GUINEA WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES (GOBIIDAE AND ELEOTRIDAE)
the 158 species thus far recorded from fresh waters of New Guinea is appended. A brief zoogeographical ...
A NEW RAMPHOTYPHLOPS (SERPENTES TYPHLOPIDAE) FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Abstract A new blind·snake, Ramphotyphlops howi , is described from north·west Kimberley. ...
A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF BOARFISH (PERCIFORMES PENTACEROTIDAE) FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Abstract Parazanclistius hutchinsi gen. nov., sp. nov. is described from five examples taken from south-west Western Australia. The genus differs ftom the superficially similar Zanclistius Jordan, 1907, in the more anterior placement of the pelvic fin, po ...
THE SCADDAN IMPLEMENT, A RE-ANALYSIS OF A PROBABLE ACHEULIAN HANDAXE FOUND IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Introduction In 1949 N.B. Tindale described a bifacially flaked flint implement found in a rural district of Western Australia and interpreted it as an Aboriginal artefact (Tindale 1949). The specimen (Figures 1 and 2), known as the Scaddan implement, had ...
TAXONOMIC NOTES ON SOME MANGROVE-INHABITING BIRDS IN AUSTRALASIA
Abstract Geographic variation is described and the taxonomy revised in the following species that occur in mangroves in Australasia: Eulabeomis castaneoventris, Halcyon chloris, Alcedo pusilla, Microeca tormenti, Eopsaltria pulverulenta, Pachycephala mela ...
SHIPWRECKS IN JERVOISE BAY
Part 4 335 335 MCCARTHY, MIKE This record does not contain an abstract. SHIPWRECKS IN JERVOISE BAY ...
A NEW SPECIES OF CTENOCOLLETES (HYMENOPTERA STENOTRITIDAE)
Abstract Ctenocolletes tigris sp. nov. is described from the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia. ...
THE ANALYSIS OF HABITAT UTILIZATION USING BROAD-SCALE SURVEY DATA
Abstract Problems associated with the use of extensive survey data to broadly define the habitat preferences of uncommon species are discussed. A robust habitat utilization index (HUI) is derived which circumvents problems associated with both differentia ...