Species Cochleoceps spatula (Günther, 1861)
Spadenose Clingfish, Spade-nose Clingfish
Compiler and date details
27 September 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese, Dianne J. Bray & Matthew M. Lockett
20 December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
- Crepidogaster spatula Günther, A. 1861. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 3 586 pp. [508].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1847.7.21.86, Gage Roads, Swan River, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Cochleoceps spatula (Günther, 1861). —
Whitley, G.P. 1943. Ichthyological descriptions and notes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 68(3, 4): 114-144 figs 1-12 [141] (changed combination as type of genus Cochleoceps) - Aspasmogaster spatula (Günther, 1861). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [359]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Port Gawler, SA (138°26'E) to Fremantle, WA (32°03'S); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, sand bottom marine, seagrass.
General References
Briggs, J.C. 1955. A monograph of the clingfishes (order Xenopterygii). Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin 6: 1-224 figs 1-114 [52]
Hutchins, J.B. 1983. Redescription of the clingfish Cochleoceps spatula (Gobiesocidae) from Western Australia and South Australia, with the description of a new species from Victoria and Tasmania. Records of the Western Australian Museum 11(1): 33-47 figs 1-7 [36]
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 305-324, figs 269-289 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [320]
Hutchins, J.B. 2008. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 722-741 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [736]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [359] (as Aspasmogaster spatula)
Whitley, G.P. 1943. Ichthyological descriptions and notes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 68(3, 4): 114-144 figs 1-12 [141]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] (1994)
Common Name References
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. Family Gobiesocidae. pp. 305-324, figs 269-289 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [320] (Spadenose Clingfish)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [123] (Spade-nose Clingfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spadenose Clingfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2013 | GOBIESOCOIDEI | 09-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |