Species Aspasmogaster costata (Ogilby, 1885)
Pink Clingfish, Broad Clingfish
Compiler and date details
27 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Diplocrepis costatus Ogilby, J.D. 1885. Description of a new Diplocrepis from Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 10(2): 270-272 [270] [also a nom. nud. in Abstr. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., June 24, 1885, p. iii].
Type data:
Holotype AM B.7140, Shark Reef, Port Jackson, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM B.7141.
Generic Combinations
- Aspasmogaster costata (Ogilby, 1885). —
Hutchins, J.B. 1984. Description of a new gobiesocid fish from south-western Australia, with a key to the species of Aspasmogaster. Records of the Western Australian Museum 11(2): 129-140 figs 1-5 [130] (changed combination in removing from synonymy of Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis) - Parvicrepis (Volgiolus) costatus (Ogilby, 1885). —
Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [325] (changed combination with naming of subgenus Volgiolus)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis (Günther, 1861) [in part, considered to be a senior synonym of A. costata]. —
Briggs, J.C. 1955. A monograph of the clingfishes (order Xenopterygii). Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin 6: 1-224 figs 1-114 [50]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Byron Bay, NSW (28°39'S) to Western Port Bay, VIC (145°13'E), and Lord Howe Island; temperate, south-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, rock reef.
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 1984. Description of a new gobiesocid fish from south-western Australia, with a key to the species of Aspasmogaster. Records of the Western Australian Museum 11(2): 129-140 figs 1-5 [129]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [360] (as Diplocrepis costatus, in part)
Whitley, G.P. 1931. New names for Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 310-334 1 fig. pls 25-27 [325] (as Diplocrepis (Volgiolus) costatus)
Common Name References
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [123] (Pink Clingfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [57] (Broad Clingfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pink Clingfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2013 | GOBIESOCOIDEI | 09-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |