Species Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus (Herre, 1933)
Bluespotted Shrimpgoby, Blue-speckled Shrimpgoby, Eight-barred Shrimp-goby, Green Shrimp Goby, Green Shrimpgoby
- Mars caeruleomaculatus Herre, A.W. 1933. Twelve new Philippine fishes. Copeia 1933(1): 17-25 [22].
Type data:
Holotype CAS (SU) 25502, Jolo, Sulu Province, Philippines.
Paratype(s) CAS (SU) 16959, same data as Holotype.
Generic Combinations
- Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus (Herre, 1933). —
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [134]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cryptocentrus octofasciatus Regan, 1908 [misidentifiction]. —
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [229] - Cryptocentrus octafasciatus Regan, 1912 [misidentification and misspelling of species name]. —
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [216]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth Gulf, WA (22°15'S) to Cape Tribulation, QLD (16°06'S); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, commensal, coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
In burrows, associated with alpheid shrimps.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [216] (as C. octafasciatus)
Hoese, D.F. 2019. A review of the Cryptocentrus strigilliceps complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae), with description of a new species. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 32 [31]
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. [1637]
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [229] (as C. octofasciatus)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [216] (Green Shrimpgoby)
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [134] (Green Shrimp Goby)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [229] (Eight-barred Shrimp-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. [239] (Blue-speckled Shrimpgoby)
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. [530] (Bluespotted Shrimpgoby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bluespotted Shrimpgoby)
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] (Bluespotted Shrimpgoby)
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 | 01-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |