Species Stiphodon pelewensis Herre, 1936
Black Stiphodon, Daintree Cling Goby (listed under EPBC), Emerald Cling Goby (listed under EPBC), Palauan Stiphodon Goby
- Stiphodon pelewensis Herre, A.W. 1936. Fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 3. New genera and species of gobies and blennies and a new Myxus from the Pelew Island and Celebes. Philippine Journal of Science 59(2): 275-287 figs 1-3 pl. 1 [282].
Type data:
Holotype CAS(SU) 29072, Koror, Palau Islands (as Gorror, Pelew Islands). - Stiphodon atratus Watson, R.E. 1996. A review of Stiphodon from New Guinea and adjacent regions, with descriptions of five new species (Teleostei : Gobiidae: Sicydiinae). Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 23(3–4): 113-132 figs 1-24 [115, figs. 6-9].
Type data:
Holotype SMF 27242, Stream at end of long narrow bay, Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesia.
Paratype(s) MZB; NTM S.13675-003; USNM 114894; WAM P.26413-001; WAM P.27788-004; WAM P.27862-006; WAM P.27862-007; WAM P.28185-012; WAM P.29613-005.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Introduction
Listed as Least Concern under IUCN (as S. atratus and not listed under Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in Australia, but listed as Vulnerable under Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Queensland).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
North of Cooktown to south of Cairns, QLD; tropical, west Pacific (Palau, New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia)
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, torrent dweller.
General References
Ebner, B.C., Thuesen, P.A., Larson, H. & Keith, P. 2012. A review of distribution, field observations and precautionary conservation requirements for sicydiine gobies in Australia. Cybium 35: 397–414 (as Stiphodon atratus)
Ebner, B.C. & Thuesen, P. 2011. Discovery of stream-cling-goby assemblages (Stiphodon species) in the Australian Wet Tropics. Australian Journal of Zoology 58: 331–340 (as Stiphodon atratus)
Marquet, G., Keith, P., & Vigneux, E. 2003. Atlas des poissons et des crustacés d'eau douce de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Patrimoines naturels (M.N.H.N./S.P.N.) 58: 1-282 [244] (as Stiphodon atratus)
Thuesen, P.A., Ebner, B.C., Larson, H.K., Keith, P., Silcock, R.M., Prince, J. & Russell, D.J. 2011. Amphidromy links a newly documented fish community of continental Australian streams, to oceanic islands of the west Pacific. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 6(10): e26685 (11 pages) [6] (as Stiphodon atratus)
Common Name References
Keith, P., Lord, C. & Maeda, K. 2015. Indo-Pacific Sicydiine Gobies Biodiversity, life traits and conservation. Paris : Société Française d'Ichtyologie 256 pp. [220] (Palauan Stiphodon Goby)
Keith, P., Marquet, G., Lord, C., Kalfatak, D. & Vigneux, E. 2010. Poissons et crustacés d'eau douce du Vanuatu. Paris : Société Française d'Ichtyologie 253 pp. [228] (Black Stiphodon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 20-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 24-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 01-Apr-2012 | ADDED |