Species Gobiodon acicularis Harold & Winterbottom, 1995
Needlespine Coralgoby, Needlespine Coral Goby
- Gobiodon acicularis Harold, A.S. & Winterbottom, R. 1995. Gobiodon acicularis, a new species of gobioid fish (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Belau, Micronesia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(4): 687-694 [688, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype CAS 81525, north of Arakatoch Stream, Babelthuap Island, Belau.
Paratype(s) CAS 81515; CAS 81522; CAS 82377; ROM 1603CS; ROM 69038.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Escape Reef, QLD; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with coral (Echinopora and Hydnophora).
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. [1655]
Munday, P.L., Harold, A.S. & Winterbottom, R.W. 1999. Guide to coral-dwelling gobies, genus Gobiodon (Gobiidae) from Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 26: 53-58 [54]
Common Name References
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. [255] (Needlespine Coral Goby)
SSA 2006. Australian Standard Fish Names List. Version 1. July 2006. (Needlespine Coralgoby)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [57] (Needlespine Coralgoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 03-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 25-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |