CAAB: 37428453
Species Gobiodon aoyagii Shibukawai, Suzuki & Aizawa, 2013
Aoyagii's Coralgoby
- Gobiodon aoyagii Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. & Aizawa, M. 2013. Gobiodon aoyagii, a new coral goby (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae, Gobiinae) from the West Pacific, with redescription of a similarly-colored congener Gobiodon erythrospilus Bleeker, 1875. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science A 39(3): 143-165 [147, figs. 1A, 2A–I, 3, 4C, 5C].
Type data:
Holotype NSMT -P.111422 ♀, Barasu, Iriomote-jima Island, Yaeyama Group of Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
Paratype(s) AM I.19444-076; AM I.22953-006; AM I.27364-003; AM I.46140-001; NSMT -P.31255; NSMT -P.31256; NSMT -P.31751; NSMT -P.34807; NSMT -P.61947-P.61948; NSMT -P.64067; NSMT -P.111423--P 111434; OMNH -P.5565--P.5572; OMNH -P.5578--P.5579; OMNH P.40294; YCM -P.45136.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gobiodon histrio (Valenciennes, 1837). —
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. (misidentification in part of Eagle Island material)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Eagle Island, near Lizard Island, QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef.
Extra Ecological Information
Lives in Acropora
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2013. Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes 1-3, Apple App Store Vers. 1.0, 36 Views, August 2013. [updated periodically] (Aoyagii's Coralgoby)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 21-Aug-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| GOBIOIDEI | 01-Mar-2015 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |