Species Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese & Steene, 1978
Sailfin Shrimpgoby, Randall's Shrimpgoby, Sail-fin Shrimp-goby
- Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese, D.F. & Steene, R. 1978. Amblyeleotris randalli, a new species of gobiid fish living in association with alphaeid shrimps. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6(4): 379-389 figs 1-3 [382, figs 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 20809, Sumilon Island, Philippines.
Paratype(s) AM I.17901–001; WAM P.25235–021; BMNH 1977.9.20.2; BPBM 17058; BPBM 9444.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cairns, QLD (17°S); tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, commensal, coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
In burrows, associated with alpheid shrimps in 5-48 m.
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. [1619]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [227] (Sail-fin Shrimp-goby)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [526] (Randall's Shrimpgoby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Sailfin Shrimpgoby)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [55] (Sailfin Shrimpgoby)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 04-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 26-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |