Species Istigobius hoesei Murdy & McEachran, 1982
Hoese's Sandgoby, Sloth Goby
- Istigobius hoesei Murdy, E.O. & McEachran, J.D. 1982. Istigobius hoesei, a new gobiid fish from Australia (Perciformes : Gobiidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95(4): 642-646 figs 1-3 [643, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 231865, Sydney Harbour, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM I.17657–001; BPBM 27826; TCWC 3215–1.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Yeppoon, QLD (23°08'S) and Hawkesbury River (33°35'S) to Port Hacking (34°S), NSW; subtropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, rock reef, sand bottom marine.
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. [1661]
Murdy, E.O. & Hoese, D.F. 1985. A revision of the gobioid fish genus Istigobius. Indo-Pacific Fishes 4: 1-41 figs 1-8 pls 1-3
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [346] (Sloth Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Hoese's Sandgoby)
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] (Hoese's Sandgoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 04-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 26-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |