Species Callogobius okinawae (Snyder, 1908)
Tailspot Flaphead Goby, Okinawa Flap-headed Goby, Okinawa Goby, Tailspot Goby
- Doryptena okinawae Snyder, J.O. 1908. Descriptions of eighteen new species and two new genera of fishes from Japan and the Riu Kiu Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 35(1635): 93-111 [103] [holotype figured in Snyder, J.O. 1912. The fishes of Okinawa, one of the Riu Kiu Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 42: 487–519 pls 62–70 (pl. 67, fig. 2D)].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 62240, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
Paratype(s) CAS (SU) 21106; CAS (SU) 21130; USNM 74558.
Generic Combinations
- Callogobius okinawae (Snyder, 1908). —
Koumans, F.P. 1940. Results of re-examination of types and specimens of gobioid fishes, with notes on the fish fauna of the surroundings of Batavia. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 22: 121-210 [127] (placed in genus Callogobius, but as a synonym of C. hasseltii)
Akihito, P. & Meguro, K. 1977. Five species of the genus Callogobius found in Japan and their relationships. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 24(2): 113-127 [114] (recognised as a distinct species)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lizard Island (14°40'S) to Shoalwater Bay (22°19'S), QLD; tropical; subtropical, west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
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. [1633]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [966] (Okinawa 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. [247] (Okinawa Flap-headed 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. [528] (Tailspot Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Tailspot Flaphead 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] (Tailspot Flaphead Goby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 02-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |