Genus Amblygobius Bleeker, 1874
- Amblygobius Bleeker, P. 1874. Esquisse d'un système naturel des gobioïdes. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 9: 289-331 [298, 322].
Type species:
Gobius sphynx Valenciennes, 1837 by original designation.
Introduction
The genus is in need of revision. We do not follow Randall (2005), Kovačić, et al. (2018) and Allen & Adrim (2003) in recognising Koumansetta. While Amblygobius hectori and A. rainfordi share several features, recognition of the genus would leave Amblygobius paraphyletic and other genera would need to be recognised.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
GOBIIDAE: Amblygobius albimaculatus (Ruppell, 1830) [restricted to western Indian Ocean] — Hoese, D.F. 1986. Family No. 240: Gobiidae. pp. 774-807 figs in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [778]
GOBIIDAE: Amblygobius hectori (Smith, 1956) — Hoese, D.F. in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1-670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671-1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473-2178. [1621] (record of this species probably based on misidentification of A. rainfordi in Allen (1997))
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
General References
Allen, G.R. & Adrim, M. 2003. Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Zoological Studies 42(1): 1-72 [59]
Kovačić, M., Bogorodsky, S.V., Mal, A.O. & Alpermann, T.J. 2018. Redescription of the genus Koumansetta (Teleostei: Gobiidae), with description of a new species from the Red Sea. Zootaxa 4459(3): 453-481
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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07-Nov-2019 | GOBIIDAE | 21-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | |
04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 21-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 21-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
21-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED |