Genus Cabillus Smith, 1959
- Cabillus Smith, J.L.B. 1959. Gobioid fishes of the families Gobiidae, Periophthalmidae, Trypauchenidae, Taenioididae and Kraemeriidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 13: 185-225 figs 1-42 pls 9-13 [207].
Type species:
Cabillus lacertops Smith, 1959 by original designation.
Introduction
The genus is in need of revision. Several undescribed species are known and some identifications in the literature are uncertain or incorrect.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
General References
Greenfield, D.W. & Randall, J.E. 2004. The marine gobies of the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 55(27): 498-549
Kovačić, M. & Bogorodsky, S.V. 2013. Two new species of Cabillus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) and the first record of Cabillus macrophthalmus from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3717(2): 179–194
Randall, J.E., Sakamoto, K. & Shibukawa, K. 2007. Cabillus atripelvicus, a new species of gobiid fish from the Ogasawara Islands, with a key to species of the genus. Ichthyological Research 54: 38-43
Shibukawa, K. & Aizawa, M. 2013. Cabillus pexus, a new marine goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Amami-oshima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Ser. A 39(3): 133-142
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 20-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 16-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |