Species Redigobius balteatus (Herre, 1935)
Rhinohorn Goby
- Vaimosa balteata Herre, A.W. 1935. New fishes obtained by the Crane Pacific Expedition. Publications. Field Museum of Natural History. Zoology Series Zool. 18(12): 383-438 figs 31-33 [419].
Type data:
Holotype FMNH 17386, Majalibit Inlet, Waigeo Island, Indonesia.
Paratype(s) CAS (SU) 24463. - Gobius johnstoniensis Koumans, F.P. 1940. Results of re-examination of types and specimens of gobioid fishes, with notes on the fish fauna of the surroundings of Batavia. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 22: 121-210 [166] [name from De Vis manuscript, listed as a probable synonym of Stigmatogobius javanicus; made available by Whitley (1952)].
Type data:
Lectotype AM I.446 (incorrectly listed as AM 447), Johnstone River, Innisfail, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) AM I.447; AM I.448.Subsequent designation references:
Whitley, G.P. 1952. Figures of some Australian fish types. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1951-52: 23-31 figs 1-8 [29].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Larson, H.K. 2010. A review of the gobiid fish genus Redigobius (Teleostei: Gobionellinae), with descriptiions of two new species. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 21(2): 123–191 [133] (see discussion about mixup over synonymy, where accidently listed as a junior synonym of Redigobius bikolanus by Larson (2001) and Hoese & Larson (2006); also mixup with lectotype number)
Generic Combinations
- Acentrogobius balteatus (Herre, 1935). —
Koumans, F.P. 1940. Results of re-examination of types and specimens of gobioid fishes, with notes on the fish fauna of the surroundings of Batavia. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 22: 121-210 [138] - Redigobius balteatus (Herre, 1935). —
Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [152] - Stigmatogobius johnstoniensis (Koumans, 1940). —
Whitley, G.P. 1952. Figures of some Australian fish types. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1951-52: 23-31 figs 1-8 [29]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Wyndham, WA (15°24'S) to Whitsunday Islands, QLD (20°16'S); tropical, west Pacific.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, freshwater, mangrove, mud bottom-marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Rarely in freshwater in upper tidal parts of streams
General References
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2006. Family Gobiidae. pp. 1612-1697 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1681]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2071, as Acentrogobius balteatus and p. 56, as Stigmatogobius johnstoniensis)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [283] (Rhinohorn Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Rhinohorn Goby)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [58] (Rhinohorn Goby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 19-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 25-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |