Species Gobiopterus mindanensis (Herre, 1944)
Mindanao Glassgoby, Fragil Glassgoby
- Mistichthys mindanensis Herre, A.W. 1944. Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 15. Two new minute gobies of the genus Mistichthys, from the Philippines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 57(22): 107-111 [109].
Type data:
Syntype(s) CAS (SU) 39882 ♂, Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines; CAS (SU) 39883 ♀, Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines.
Generic Combinations
- Gobiopterus mindanensis (Herre, 1944). —
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. [1659]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gobiopterus cf fragilis. —
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 [200]
Introduction
Use of the name for this species is tentative and the species may be identical with Gobiopterus chuno from Asia. Kottelat (2013) regarded Gobiopterus chuno as widespread and a senior synonym of G. fragilis. The genus is in need of revision.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Wyndham, WA (15°24'S) to Karumba, QLD (140°50'E); tropical, west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, inshore, mangrove, nectonic.
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. [1659]
Common Name 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 [200] (Fragil Glassgoby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Mindanao Glassgoby)
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] (Mindanao Glassgoby)
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 | 10-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |