Species Bathygobius krefftii (Steindachner, 1866)
Krefft's Frillgoby, Frayedfin Goby, Freyed-fin Goby, Krefft's Goby, Mottled Goby
- Gobius krefftii Steindachner, F. 1866. Über die Fische von Port Jackson in Australien. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien 3(7): 50-55 [53] [originally as G. kreftii, but often incorrectly regarded as a lapsus calami; described in more detail in Steindachner, F. 1866. Zur Fischfauna von Port Jackson in Australien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften. Wein 53(1): 424–480 pls 1–7 [451]].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHMW 76985, Port Jackson, NSW. - Gobius flavidus Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 5(4): 510-629 pls 13-14 [602].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MMUS F1156, Port Jackson, Sydney, NSW
Comment: syntypes missing, see (Stanbury, P.J., 1969).Type locality references:
Stanbury, P.J. 1969. Type specimens in the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. I. Fishes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 93(2): 203-210. - Gobius watkinsoni De Vis, C.W. 1884. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 4. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(3): 685-698 [685].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.9933, Moreton Bay, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [375]
- 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. [1628] (Gobius watkinsoni)
Generic Combinations
- Mapo krefftii (Steindachner, 1866). —
McCulloch, A.R. & Ogilby, J.D. 1919. Some Australian fishes of the family Gobiidae. Records of the Australian Museum 12(10): 193-291 figs 31-37 [234] (changed combination and removed from synonymy, with krefftii spelling attributed to Steindachner 1866) - Bathygobius krefftii (Steindachner, 1866). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [375] - Bathygobius watkinsoni (De Vis, 1884). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gobius criniger Valenciennes, 1836 [misidentification]. —
Steindachner, F. 1867. Ichthyologische Notizen (6) 2. Zur Fischfauna von Port Jackson. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 56(1): 320-335 fig. 1 [326] (regarded Gobius kreftii as a junior synonym)
Introduction
Note that the species has typically been called Bathygobius krefftii on the assumption that it was named after Gerard Krefft. However, Steindachner (1866, 1867) consistently used the spelling of kreftii and did not indicate for whom he named the fish. Also newspaper articles of the period often spelled Gerard Krefft's name as Kreft (see for example Launceston Examiner, 3 May 1866). Under ICZN rules, a spelling error must be able to be determined from information within the article. Because Steindachner did not indicate the origin of the name, the spelling krefftii is an incorrect spelling. However, we have been unable to find any usage of kreftii since Steindachner (1867) other than Eschmeyer (1998), and it is clear that the name Bathygobius krefftii is in prevailing usage and meets 33.3.1 of the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature (1999), which states "when an incorrect subsequent spelling is in prevailing usage and is attributed to the publication of the original spelling, the subsequent spelling and attribution are to be preserved and the spelling is deemed to be a correct original spelling". Consequently we retain the name krefftii.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Moreton Bay, QLD (27°16'S) to Narooma, NSW (36°S) and Spencer Gulf, SA (136°E) and Gulf St. Vincent, near Adelaide; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [330]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, inshore, seagrass.
General References
Eschmeyer, W.N. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences 2905 pp., 3 vols. (as Bathygobius kreftii)
Hammer, M.P. 2006. Range extensions for four estuarine gobies (Pisces: Gobiidae) in southern Australia: historically overlooked native taxa or recent arrivals. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 130(2): 187-196 [187]
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 1994. Family Gobiidae. pp. 781-810, figs 690-714 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [786]
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. [1628]
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2008. Family Gobiidae. pp. 749-773 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [754]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [375] (and p. 370, as Gobius watkinsoni)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [55] (2086, as Bathygobius watkinsoni and 2087)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [786] (Frayedfin Goby, Krefft's Goby)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [347] (Freyed-fin Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Krefft's Frillgoby)
Thomson, J.M. 1978. A Field Guide to the Common Sea & Estuary Fishes of Non-tropical Australia. Sydney : Collins 144 pp. [112] (Mottled 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] (Krefft's Frillgoby)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 30-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 12-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |