CAAB: 37428472
Species Grallenia lauensis Allen & Erdmann, 2017
Lau Goby
- Grallenia lauensis Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2017. Description of five new species of marine gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the genus Grallenia from the tropical western Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 27: 20–47 [33, figs 3C, 12–15].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.34760-001 ♀, Lau Archipelago, Cakau Motu, Fiji [18°36.979’S, 179°25.459’E].
Paratype(s) WAM P.34756-001 ♀.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef and Boot Reef, Coral Sea and One Tree Island, QLD, tropical, south-west Pacific (Fiji)
IMCRA
Cape Province (20), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Adjacent to coral reef
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [33] (Lau Goby)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOBIOIDEI | 25-Aug-2017 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |