Species Discordipinna griessingeri Hoese & Fourmanoir, 1978
Spikefin Goby, Flame Goby, Flaming Prawn Goby (Widely used in aquarium trade and on YouTube)
- Discordipinna griessingeri Hoese, D.F. & Fourmanoir, P. 1978. Discordipinna griessingeri, a new genus and species of gobiid fish from the tropical Indo-west Pacific. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 25(1): 19-24 figs 1-4 [20, figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 214889, El Himeira, Red Sea.
Paratype(s) AM I.17450-001; AM I.18124-001; AM I.18354-095; AM 18740-013; ANSP 128412-128413; BPBM 5884; BPBM 11266; CAS 39675; USNM 214887-214888; USNM 216940-216941.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North Reef, WA (14°01'S), and Tijou Reef (13°05'S) to One Tree Island (23°30'S), QLD and Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [86]
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [16]
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [217]
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [130]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
2-37 m.
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. [1640]
Kuiter R.W. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Part 3. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893. [683]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [912] (Flame Goby)
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Spikefin Goby)
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. [400] (Spikefin Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spikefin 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] (Spikefin 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 | 24-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |