Species Valenciennea wardii (Playfair, 1866)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Eleotris wardii Playfair, R.L. in Playfair, R.L. & Günther, A. 1866. The Fishes of Zanzibar. London : John van Voorst 146 pp. 21 pls. [73, pl. 9, fig. 3].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1867.3.7.510, Zanzibar.

 

Generic Combinations

• Valenciennea wardii (Playfair, 1866). —
  Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (eds) 1984. The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo : Tokai University Press Vol. 1–2 437 pp. 247 figs 370 pls. [277]
• Calleleotris wardii (Playfair, 1866). —
  Tomiyama, I. 1936. 5. Gobiidae of Japan. Japanese Journal of Zoology 7(1): 37-112 figs 1-44 [48]
• Eleotriodes wardii (Playfair, 1866). —
  Masuda, H., Araga, C. & Yoshino, T. 1975. Coastal Fishes of Southern Japan. Tokyo : Tokai Univ. Press 382 pp. 11 figs 143 pls. [277]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Northwest Shelf, WA North of Nicol Bay, Dampier Archipelago to north of Port Hedland (118°57'E) and off Townsville, QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, nectonic, silt bottom-marine.

Extra Ecological Information

16-75 m, usually taken by trawls

 

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [990]

Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 1994. Revision of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fish genus Valenciennea, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 23: 1-71 11 figs, 6 pls [63]

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. [1695]

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. [342]

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. [558]

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. [537]

 

Common Name References

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. [342] (Broad-barred Sleeper 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. [537] (Ward's Goby)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Broadbarred Glider Goby)

SSA 2006. Australian Standard Fish Names List. Version 1. July 2006. (Broadbarred Glidergoby)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [59] (Broadbarred Glidergoby)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	29-Jun-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	05-Apr-2012	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED