Species Bryaninops natans Larson, 1985

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• Bryaninops natans Larson, H.K. 1985. A revision of the gobiid genus Bryaninops (Pisces), with a description of six new species. The Beagle. Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 2(1): 57-93 figs 1-17 [77, figs 10-12].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.24067–001, Lizard Island, QLD.
  Paratype(s) AM 7 lots; ANSP 2 lots; BMNH 1984.10.18.3; BPBM 29313; CAS 2 lots; MNHP 1984-703; NTM S.10835-001; NMV A.3249; QM I.20392; ROM 5 lots; SAMA F.4738; USNM 4 lots; WAM 2 lots; YCM P.4612.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Ashmore Reef, Cartier Reef, Rowley Shoals (17°20'S) to Scott Reef (14°10'S), WA and Tijou Reef (13°04'S) to Escape Reef (15°49'S), QLD; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, commensal, coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

Invertebrate associate, hovers above Acropora beds

 

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. [1630]

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [238]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [358]

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. [522]

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. [396]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [895] (Hovering Whipgoby)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [238] (Purple-eyed Coral-goby)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [358] (Purple-eyed Goby)

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. [246] (Hovering Goby)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [396] (Redeye Goby)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Purple-eye Goby)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [56] (Purple-eye Goby)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	30-Jun-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	18-Mar-2012	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED