Nematalosa flyensis Wongratana, 1983
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
Nematalosa flyensis, the Fly River gizzard or Fly River gizzard shad, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish within the family Clupeidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea, and is only known to inhabit the Fly River, including its tributary Strickland River.
Wikipedia contributors, Nematalosa flyensis; 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 flyensis Wongratana, 1983
- Name authority
- Wongratana, 1983
- 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 flyensis Wongratana, 1983
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 erebi (Günther, 1868) | 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 |
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.
- Wongratana, T. (1983). Diagnoses of 24 new species and proposal of a new name for a species of Indo-Pacific clupeoid fishes. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 29 (4): 385–407. 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:466LM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.