Species Calumia godeffroyi (Günther, 1877)

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Eleotris godeffroyi Günther, A. 1877. Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee. Heft 6. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 4(13): 169-216 pls 101-120 [188] [illustrated in Günther, A. 1881. Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee. Band II, Heft. VII. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 4(15): 217–256, col. pls 121–140 [F. Friederichsen & Co., Hamburg. Fische Südsee] [pl. 122(B)]].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 1877.4.26.8, Raitaea, French Polynesia; whereabouts unknown (based on illustration from A. Garrett), Solomon Islands.
• Calumia biocellata Smith, J.L.B. 1958. The fishes of the family Eleotridae in the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 11: 137-163 figs 1-17 pls 1-3 [148, fig. 8, pl. 2(K)].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAIAB 217, Zanzibar.
  Paratype(s) SAIAB 10967-10972 (possible paratypes).

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Larson, H.K. & Hoese, D.F. 1980. The species of the Indo-west Pacific genus Calumia (Pisces : Eleotridae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 104(1): 17-22 figs 1-4 [18]

 

Generic Combinations

• Calumia godeffroyi (Günther, 1877). —
  Larson, H.K. & Hoese, D.F. 1980. The species of the Indo-west Pacific genus Calumia (Pisces : Eleotridae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 104(1): 17-22 figs 1-4 [18]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Rowley Shoals, WA (17°05'S), Christmas Island, and Portlock Reef (9°35'S) to One Tree Island (23°30'S), QLD; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Cape Province (20), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

2-30 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [855]

Hoese, D.F. 2006. Eleotridae. pp. 1596-1611 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. [1599]

Larson, H.K. & Hoese, D.F. 1980. The species of the Indo-west Pacific genus Calumia (Pisces : Eleotridae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 104(1): 17-22 figs 1-4

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. [559]

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. [390]

 

Common Name References

FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Tailface Sleeper)

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. [390] (Tailface Sleeper)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Tail-face Calumia)

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] (Tail-face Calumia)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
11-Apr-2024	ELEOTRIDAE	02-Jun-2022	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
04-Dec-2018	GOBIOIDEI	31-May-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
14-May-2015	GOBIOIDEI	20-Aug-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED