Species Cryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley, 1956)
Signal Goby
- Batman insignitus Whitley, G.P. 1956. New fishes from Australia and New Zealand. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1954–55: 34-38 figs 1-2 [36, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.4299, Darwin, NT.
Paratype(s) AM IA.3755.
Generic Combinations
- Cryptocentrus insignitus (Whitley, 1956). —
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2004. Description of a new species of Cryptocentrus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern Australia, with comments on the genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 167-174 [168]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Kimberley Region, WA (16°10'S) to Gove Harbour, NT (136°43'E); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
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 [194]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [368]
Ecological Descriptors
Commensal, continental shelf, silt bottom-marine.
Extra Ecological Information
In burrows, associated with alpheid shrimps.
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. [1638]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2066, as Batman insignitus)
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Signal Goby)
Whitley, G.P. 1956. New fishes from Australia and New Zealand. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1954–55: 34-38 figs 1-2 [37] (Signal 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] (Signal 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 | 01-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |