Family BANJOSIDAE
Banjofish, Banjosids
Compiler and date details
Gerald R. Allen & Norbert J. Cross
Introduction
The family Banjosidae comprises a single genus and species, Banjos banjos. It has been collected off the Western Australian, Queensland and New South Wales coasts and southern Indonesia, and is also known from China, southern Japan and Korea. It is an inshore fish that grows to a maximum standard length of about 30 cm. The most recent account of the banjofish family was by Fowler (1972).
General References
Fowler, H.W. 1972. A Synopsis of the Fishes of China. Netherlands : Antiquariaat Junk Vol. 1 690 pp., figs 1-119
Common Name References
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [538] (Banjofish)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1985. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls [142] (Banjosids)