Nematalosa erebi (Günther, 1868)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Bony bream Nematalosa erebi are a widespread and common, small to medium-sized Australian freshwater fish often found in large shoals throughout much of northern and central Australia, and the Murray-Darling basin.
Wikipedia contributors, Bony bream; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:17:54.236755+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nematalosa erebi (Günther, 1868)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1868)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Nematalosa
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyDorosomatidae Gill, 1861
- genusNematalosa Regan, 1917
- speciesNematalosa erebi (Günther, 1868)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nematalosa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nematalosa come (Richardson, 1846) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nematalosa galatheae Nelson & Rothman, 1973 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nematalosa japonica Regan, 1917 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nematalosa nasus (Bloch, 1795) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nematalosa persara Nelson & McCarthy, 1995 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nematalosa resticularia Nelson & McCarthy, 1995 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nematalosa vlaminghi (Munro, 1956) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nematalosa papuensis (Munro, 1964) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arabian gizzard shadNematalosa arabica Regan, 1917 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nematalosa flyensis Wongratana, 1983 | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Fluvialosa bulleri Whitley, 1948 Whitley, 1948 | synonym |
| Chatoessus elongatus MacLeay, 1883 MacLeay, 1883 | synonym |
| Nematalosa elongata (MacLeay, 1883) (MacLeay, 1883) | synonym |
| Nematolosa erebi (Günther, 1868) (Günther, 1868) | synonym |
| Fluvialosa paracome Whitley, 1948 Whitley, 1948 | synonym |
| Fluvialosa erebi (Günther, 1868) (Günther, 1868) | synonym |
| Fluvialosa richardsoni (Castelnau, 1873) (Castelnau, 1873) | synonym |
| Chatoessus erebi Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | synonym |
| Chatoessus horni Zietz, 1896 Zietz, 1896 | synonym |
| Chatoessus richardsoni Castelnau, 1873 Castelnau, 1873 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278454 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:466LL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.