Species Allomicrodesmus dorotheae Schultz, 1966

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Allomicrodesmus dorotheae Schultz, L.P. 1966. Family Microdesmidae. pp. 9-13, fig. 135, pl. 124 in Schultz, L.P., Woods, L.P. & Lachner, E.A. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 3. Families Kraemeriidae through Antennariidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(3): 1-176, figs 133-156, pls 124-148 [12, fig. 135].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 113960, Bikini Atoll, Enyu Island.

 

Introduction

Few adult specimens of this species exist in collections and Australian records are based on larval fishes. Small differences exist between Australian specimens and the holotype so it is possible that these records are of a different species, but additional specimens are required to determine this.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Osprey Reef, Coral Sea (13°49'S) and Yonge Reef, QLD (14°36'S); tropical, central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Transition (19), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine.

 

General References

Hoese, D.F. 2006. Xenisthmidae. pp. 1699-1701 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. [1700]

Leis, J.M., Hoese, D.F. & Trnski, T. 1993. Larval development in two genera of the Indo-Pacific gobioid fish family Xenisthmidae: Allomicrodesmus and Xenisthmus. Copeia 1993(1): 186-196 figs 1-5 (as Allomicrodesmus sp.)

Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [261]

 

Common Name References

Myers, R.F. 1989. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Guam : Coral Graphics 298 pp. [220] (Dorothea's Wriggler)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Toothpick Wriggler)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [59] (Toothpick Wriggler)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	01-Jun-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	13-May-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED