Species Cryptocentroides argulus (Peters, 1868)
Insignia Goby, Insignia Prawn-goby, Insignia Shrimpgoby
- Gobius argulus Peters, W.C.H. 1868. Über die von Hrn. Dr. F. Jagar in dem ostindischen Archipel. gesammelten und dem Königl. zoologischen Museum übergebenen Fische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868: 254-281 [266] [included here based on examination of type material in Berlin by D.F. Hoese].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 5201, Paracale, Luzon Island, Philippines. - Amblygobius insignis Seale, A. 1910. Descriptions of four new species of fishes from Bantayan Island, Philippine Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science 5(2): 115-118 figs 1-2 [116, pl. 2(1)].
Type data:
Holotype BSMP 5779, Bantayan Island, Philippines
Comment: destroyed in WWII. - Cryptocentroides dentatus Popta, C.M.L. 1922. Vierte und letzte forsetzung der Beschreibung von neuen Fischarten der Sunda-Expedition. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 7(1–2): 27-39 [33].
Type data:
Holotype SMF 6583, Munda Island, Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Koumans, F.P. 1953. The Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Gobioidea. Leiden : Brill Vol. 10 423 pp. 95 figs. [197] (as C. insignis)
- Hoese, D.F. 2017. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd
Generic Combinations
- Cryptocentroides argulus (Peters, 1868) [Hoese & Larson, 11 June 2015 in Australian Faunal Directory - https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Cryptocentroides/names].
- Oxyurichthys argulus (Herre, 1927). —
Herre, A.W. 1927. Gobies of the Philippines and China Seas. Monographs of the Bureau of Science. Manila 23: 1-352 pls 1-30 [249] - Cryptocentroides insignis (Seale, 1910). —
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 [153]
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. [1636]
Introduction
This species has been known as Cryptocentroides insignis for many years. Use of the name is based on examination of the syntypes by Hoese & Larson. The name has been in use after 1899, incorrectly as an Oxyurichthys by Herre (1927) and therefore cannot be regarded as a nomen oblitum.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North West Cape, WA (22°19'S) to Marchinbar Island, NT (136°40'E); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Distribution References
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [193] (as C. insignis)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, inshore.
General References
Pezold, F.L. & Larson, H.K. 2015. A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 3988(1): 1-95
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [869] (as C. insignis) (Insignia Shrimpgoby)
Myers, R.F. 1989. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Guam : Coral Graphics 298 pp. [227] (Insignia Prawn-goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Insignia 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] (as Cryptocentroides insignis) (Insignia 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 | 11-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |