Species Gobiodon fuscoruber Herder, Bogorodski & Suzuki, 2013
Plain Coralgoby, Plain Coral Goby
- Gobiodon fuscoruber Herler, J., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Suzuki, T. 2013. Four new species of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiodon), with comments on their relationships within the genus. Zootaxa 3709(4): 301-329 [318, figs 7, 8, 10 & 11].
Type data:
Holotype NMW 95079.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1951.1.16.555-556; MNHP 2006–1700; NMW 95080; OMNH 39984; OMNH 39986; OMNH 39990.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gobiodon unicolor (Castelnau, 1873) [misidentification]. —
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 [687]
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 [56, fig. 13]
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.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lizard Island to One Tree Island, QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with coral (Acropora).
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Plain Coral Goby)
SSA 2006. Australian Standard Fish Names List. Version 1. July 2006. (as Gobiodon unicolor) (Plain 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] (as Gobiodon unicolor) (Plain 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 | 26-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |