Species Gobiodon erythrospilus Bleeker, 1875
Akaten-koban-haze, Blue-spotted Coral-goby, Red-spotted Coralgoby
- Gobiodon erythrospilus Bleeker, P. 1875. Gobioideorum species insulindicae novae. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 10: 113-134 [122].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 6187 (syntypes from several localities all combined in one bottle), Batu, Cocos, Sumbawa, Solor, Timor, Sulawesi (as Celebes), Buro, Goram (as Pulau-Pulau Gorong, Maluku).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gobiodon histrio Valenciennes, 1837 [misidentification in part, considered two species as synonyms]. —
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [537] - Gobiodon histrio erythrospilus Bleeker, 1875. —
Munday, P.L., Harold, A.S. & Winterbottom, R.W. 1999. Guide to coral-dwelling gobies, genus Gobiodon (Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 26: 53-58 [55]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Great Barrier Reef to North Solitary Island, NSW, probably widespread in Australia, but often misidentified as Gobiodon histrio; tropical; west Pacific
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [133] (as Gobiodon histrio, in part)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Lives on branches in Acropora nasuta, A. valida, A. millepora and sometimes A. tenuis
General References
Duchene, D., Klanten, S.O., Munday, P.L., Herler, J. & van Herwerden, L. 2013. Phylogenetic evidence for recent diversification of obligate coral-dwelling gobies compared with their host corals. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69: 123-132
Harold, A.S., Winterbottom, R., Munday, P.L. & Chapman, R.W. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of Indo-Pacific coral gobies of the genus Gobiodon (Teleostei: Gobiidae), based on morphological and molecular data. Bulletin of Marine Science 82(1): 119-136 [120]
Herler, J., Koblmüller, S. & Sturmbauer, C. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships of coral-associated gobies (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Red Sea based on mitochondrial DNA data. Marine Biology 156: 725–739 [736] (genetic evidence presented separating Gobiodon histrio and G. erythrospilus)
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. [1656] (as Gobiodon histrio, in part)
Munday, P.L. 2004. Competitive coexistence of coral-dwelling fishes: the lottery hypothesis revisited. Ecology 85(3): 623–628 (ecological studies of Gobiodon histrio and Gobiodon erythrospilus)
Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. & Aizawa, M. 2013. Gobiodon aoyagii, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly-colored congener Gobiodon erythrospilus Bleeker, 1875. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science A 39(3): 143-165 [153]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [897] (Red-spotted Coralgoby)
Munro, I.S.R. 1967. The Fishes of New Guinea. Port Moresby : Dept. Agric. Stock Fish. 651 pp. 23 figs 84 pls. [501] (Blue-spotted Coral-goby)
Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. & Aizawa, M. 2013. Gobiodon aoyagii, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly-colored congener Gobiodon erythrospilus Bleeker, 1875. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science A 39(3): 143-165 [147] (Akaten-koban-haze)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 13-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| GOBIOIDEI | 13-Mar-2012 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |