Species Stiphodon surrufus Watson & Kottelat, 1995
Emerald Cling Goby (listed under EPBC), Persimmon Goby
- Stiphodon surrufus Watson & Kottelat, 1995.
Type data:
Holotype ZRC 38394, Lagu Lagu creek, Leyte, Philippines.
Paratype(s) ZRC 38395 (paratypes also CMK 9782 & CMK 9831). - Stiphodon birdsong 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 [118, figs 11-13].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.27834-007, Letak Creek, 25 kilometers southeast of Wewak, Papua New Guinea.
Paratype(s) WAM P.31058-001; WAM P.31059-002.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
South of Cairns, QLD; tropical, west Pacific (Japan, Philippines, Palau, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Indonesia)
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
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 birdsong)
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 birdsong)
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 birdsong)
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. [238] (Persimmon Goby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 25-Sep-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 01-Apr-2012 | ADDED |