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Species in the genus Pseudoambassis: [ 14 ] records

agassizii, Ambassis Steindachner [F.] 1867:9 [1] [Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 55 (1. Abth.); ref. 4214] Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): NMW 34617. On p. 1 of separate. •Valid as Ambassis agassizii Steindachner 1867 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:484 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:152 [ref. 15712], Allen in McDowall 1996:146 [ref. 22909], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Unmack 2001:1062 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:180 [ref. 25930], Hammer & Walker 2004:88 [ref. 28129], Allen et al. 2006:970 [ref. 29066], Morgan et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31262], Hammer et al. 2012:64 [ref. 32389], Kuiter 2018:30 [ref. 36369], Yoshigou 2025:21 [ref. 41947]). •Valid as Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867) -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Ambassidae. Distribution: Southern and eastern Australia: Murray-Darling River system of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales; coastal areas of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Habitat: freshwater.

agrammus, Ambassis Günther [A.] 1867:57 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 115); ref. 1988] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.5.6.32-33 (3). •Valid as Ambassis agrammus Günther 1867 -- (Roberts 1978:54 [ref. 8886], Paxton et al. 1989:484 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:157 [ref. 15712], Allen & Leggett 1990:537 [ref. 20887], Larson & Martin 1990:37 [ref. 16606], Allen 1991:114 [ref. 21090], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Allen et al. 2000:93 [ref. 27467], Unmack 2001:1062 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:181 [ref. 25930], Allen et al. 2006:970 [ref. 29066], Allen et al. 2008:111 [ref. 30265], Larson et al. 2013:93 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:49 [ref. 35250], Yoshigou 2025:21 [ref. 41947]). •Valid as Pseudoambassis agrammus (Günther 1867) -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoambassis agrammus (Günther 1867). Ambassidae. Distribution: Northern Australia and New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

castelnaui, Pseudoambassis Macleay [W.] 1881:339 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 3); ref. 17577] Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16313-001 [ex MAMU F427] (4). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. •Valid as Ambassis castelnaui (Macleay 1881) -- (Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:98 [ref. 25473]). •Synonym of Ambassis agassizii Steindachner 1867 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:484 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:152 [ref. 15712], Allen et al. 2006:970 [ref. 29066]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

elongatus, Pseudoambassis Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:44 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 762] Norman River, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: MAMU F.431 [larger specimen, 1 of 2]. Paralectotype: MAMU F.431 (1 of 2, smaller specimen). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:100 [ref. 12478], Gill et al. 2018:569 [ref. 36070]. Lectotype selected by Whitley 1935 [ref. 4684], Allen et al. 2006:971 [ref. 29066] mention a lectotype in MAMU. The species epithet elongatus is an adjective and should be spelled elongata when in Ambassis or Pseudoambassis. •Valid as Ambassis elongata (Castelnau 1878) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442] as elongatus, Allen & Burgess 1990:161 [ref. 15712] as elongatus, Unmack 2001:1062 [ref. 25797] as elongatus, Allen et al. 2002:182 [ref. 25930] as elongatus, Allen et al. 2006:971 [ref. 29066] as elongatus, Pusey et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35250], Gill et al. 2018:568 [ref. 36070] as elongatus, Yoshigou 2025:22 [ref. 41947]). •Valid as Pseudoambassis elongata Castelnau 1878 -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoambassis elongata Castelnau 1878. Ambassidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: freshwater.

ifflaensis, Cernua Blandowski [W.] 1857:132, Pl. 2 (fig. 6) [Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria v. 2 (art. 15); ref. 34539] Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia. No types known. Name not available, as p. 132 and Pl. 2 were omitted from distributed journal copies and reprints by order of the Council, of 7 Apr. 1858, therefore not meeting criteria of publication according to ICZN Art. 8.1.1.; publication disclaimed according to ICZN Art. 8.2. See remarks under ref. 34539; see also Iredale & Whitley 1932 [ref. 2299]. •In the synonymy of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Ambassidae.

jacksoniensis, Pseudoambassis Macleay [W.] 1881:340 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 3); ref. 17577] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16315-001 [ex MAMU F434] (24). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. •Valid as Ambassis jacksoniensis (Macleay 1881) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:167 [ref. 15712], Kuiter 1993:149 [ref. 23929], Allen 1999:2435 [ref. 24812], Johnson 1999:729 [ref. 25471], Allen et al. 2006:971 [ref. 29066], Yoshigou 2025:15 [ref. 41947]). •Valid as Pseudoambassis jacksoniensis Macleay 1881 -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoambassis jacksoniensis Macleay 1881. Ambassidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macleayi, Pseudoambassis Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:43 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 762] Norman River, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: MAMU F.433 [largest specimen, 1 of 3]. Paralectotypes: MAMU F.433 (2 of 3). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:100 [ref. 12478], Gill et al. 2018:568 [ref. 36070]. Lectotype selected by Whitley 1935:358 [ref. 4684], but Allen & Burgess were unable to locate it. •Valid as Ambassis macleayi (Castelnau 1878) -- (Roberts 1978:54 [ref. 8886], Paxton et al. 1989:485 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:169 [ref. 15712], Allen & Leggett 1990:536 [ref. 20887], Larson & Martin 1990:38 [ref. 16606], Allen 1991:115 [ref. 21090], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Unmack 2001:1062 [ref. 25797], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:183 [ref. 25930], Allen et al. 2006:972 [ref. 29066], Allen et al. 2008:113 [ref. 30265], Morgan et al. 2011:14 [ref. 31262], Larson et al. 2013:95 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35250], Gill et al. 2018:567 [ref. 36070], Yoshigou 2025:21 [ref. 41947]). •Valid as Pseudoambassis macleayi Castelnau 1878 -- (Ghazali et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40872]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoambassis macleayi Castelnau 1878. Ambassidae. Distribution: Northern and western Australia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

muelleri, Ambassis Klunzinger [C. B.] 1880:346 [22], Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (1. Abth.) (nos 3-4); ref. 2624] Murray River, South Australia [not Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia]. Syntypes: (4) AMS I.19301-001 (1), SMNS 1693 (1). Type and locality information: Fricke 1992:8 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:11 [ref. 29864]. On p. 22 of separate. •Valid as Ambassis muelleri Klunzinger 1880 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:486 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:177 [ref. 15712] as mulleri, Allen & Leggett 1990:537 [ref. 20887] as mulleri, Unmack 2001:1062 [ref. 25797] as mulleri, Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847]). •Synonym of Ambassis agassizii Steindachner 1867 -- (Allen et al. 2006:970 [ref. 29066], Morgan et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31262]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Ambassidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: freshwater.

nigripinnis, Priopis Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:12 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Kilcoy Creek, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): not found at QM. •Synonym of Ambassis agassizii Steindachner 1867 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:484 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:970 [ref. 29066]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nigripinnis, Pseudambassis De Vis [C. W.] 1884:393 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 1090] Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.396 (3), QM I.92 (1some or all of 12). •Synonym of Ambassis agassizii Steindachner 1867 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:484 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:152 [ref. 15712], Allen et al. 2006:970 [ref. 29066]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

olivaceus, Priopis Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:11 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.1588 [ex AFAQ 463]. •Synonym of Ambassis agassizii Steindachner 1867 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:484 [ref. 12442], Allen & Burgess 1990:152 [ref. 15712], Allen et al. 2006:970 [ref. 29066]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pallidus, Pseudambassis De Vis [C. W.] 1884:393 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 1090] Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: QM I.5134. Lectotype listed by Allen & Burgess 1990:157 [ref. 15712]. •Synonym of Ambassis agassizii Steindachner 1867 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:152 [ref. 15712], Allen et al. 2006:970 [ref. 29066]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

reticulatus, Ambassis interrupta var. Weber [M.] 1913:574 [Süsswasserfische aus Niederländisch Süd- und Nord-Neu-Guinea v. 9 (livr. 4); ref. 4603] Merauke, Bivak Island, Sabang, Alkmaar, River-kamp, and Verlaten Bocht. New Guinea. Syntypes: RMNH 10877 [ex ZMA] (3); ZMA 112388-93 (5, 11, 2, 3, 34, 5). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:84 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Ambassis agrammus Günther 1867 -- (Allen & Burgess 1990:157 [ref. 15712], Allen 1991:115 [ref. 21090]). •Synonym of Pseudoambassis agrammus (Günther 1867). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis agrammus (Günther 1867). Ambassidae. Habitat: freshwater.

wilkiensis, Cernua Blandowski [W.] 1857:132, Pl. 2 (fig. 7) [Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria v. 2 (art. 15); ref. 34539] Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia. No types known. Described as questionable new species. Name not available, as p. 132 and Pl. 2 were omitted from distributed journal copies and reprints by order of the Council, of 7 Apr. 1858, therefore not meeting criteria of publication according to ICZN Art. 8.1.1.; publication disclaimed according to ICZN Art. 8.2. See remarks under ref. 34539; see also Iredale & Whitley 1932 [ref. 2299]. •In the synonymy of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoambassis agassizii (Steindachner 1867). Ambassidae.